The Majestic (2001)

Director:

Frank Darabont

Writer (WGA):

Michael Sloane (written by)

Release Date:

21 December 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes your life comes into focus one frame at a time.

Plot:

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

Plot Keywords:

Small Town | Communist | California | Amnesia | Memory

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Peter Appleton
Bob Balaban	...	Elvin Clyde
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Ernie Cole
Hal Holbrook	...	Congressman Doyle
Laurie Holden	...	Adele Stanton
Martin Landau	...	Harry Trimble
Brent Briscoe	...	Sheriff Cecil Coleman
Ron Rifkin	...	Kevin Bannerman
Gerry Black	...	Emmett Smith
David Ogden Stiers	...	Doc Stanton
James Whitmore	...	Stan Keller
Susan Willis	...	Irene Terwilliger
Catherine Dent	...	Mabel
Brian Howe	...	Carl Leffert / Head of the Studio
Karl Bury	...	Bob Leffert
Chelcie Ross	...	Avery Wyatt
Amanda Detmer	...	Sandra Sinclair
Allen Garfield	...	Leo Kubelsky
Daniel von Bargen	...	Federal Agent Ellerby
Shawn Doyle	...	Federal Agent Saunders
Mario Roccuzzo	...	Jerry the Bartender
Frank Collison	...	Subpoena Server
Bill Gratton	...	Daley
Ginger Williams	...	Louise
Ken Magee	...	Coastal Engineer
Csilla Horvath	...	Nurse Muriel
April Ortiz	...	Vera
Larry Cox	...	Grauman's Usher
Julie Richardson	...	Grauman's Bon-Bon Girl
Scotty Leavenworth	...	Joey
Grant Vaught	...	Boy on Beach
Bob Wells	...	Reverend
Kevin DeMunn	...	Western Union Man
Earl Boen	...	Newsreel Announcer (voice)
Bruce Campbell	...	Roland the Intrepid Explorer
Cliff Curtis	...	The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid
Michael Sloane	...	Kindly Old Professor Meredith
Garry Marshall	...	Studio Executive (voice)
Paul Mazursky	...	Studio Executive (voice)
Sydney Pollack	...	Studio Executive (voice)
Carl Reiner	...	Studio Executive (voice)
Rob Reiner	...	Studio Executive (voice)
Matt Damon	...	Luke Trimble (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt G. Wiens	...	Spencer Wyatt
Jeffrey Adams	...	Principal Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Kris Andersson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Alvah Bessie	...	Himself (Hollywood Ten, arrives, behind Cole) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Herbert J. Biberman	...	Himself (Hollywood Ten, arrives) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jennifer Blaire	...	Carl's Date (uncredited)
Greg Brown	...	Court Photographer (uncredited)
Chris Carver	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Lester Cole	...	Himself (Hollywood Ten, arrives) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lathan Crowe	...	Casanova (uncredited)
Corey Foxx	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Kate Greeke	...	Popcorn Girl (uncredited)
Gordon Hart	...	Swing Dancer (uncredited)
J. Edgar Hoover	...	Himself (targets Communists) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jesse Jensen	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Mary Kircher	...	Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Tony Laanan	...	Grauman's Usher (uncredited)
Ring Lardner Jr.	...	Himself (Hollywood Ten, arrives, behind Biberman) (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Howard Lawson	...	Himself (Hollywood Ten, testifies) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian Libby	...	Studio Guard Hal (uncredited)
Melissa S. Markess	...	Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Amanda Melby	...	Young Mrs. Trimble (uncredited)
Christopher Metas	...	Cassanova (uncredited)
Melissa Noble	...	Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Samuel Ornitz	...	Himself (Hollywood Ten, arrives) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kimberly Prendez	...	Girl at Welcome Home Party (uncredited)
Maudie Purcell	...	Old Lady (uncredited)
George Ratliff	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Craig Richards	...	Studio Guard (uncredited)
David Rosenbaum	...	Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Adrian Scott	...	Himself (Hollywood Ten, arrives, behind Cole) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gary Sommers	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Robert Thorne	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jack Truman	...	Party Member (uncredited)
Steven Paul Zsenyuk	...	Driver / Theater Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Frank Darabont

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Sloane		(written by)

Produced by
Jim Behnke	....	executive producer
Claudia Cummings	....	producer pre-records
Frank Darabont	....	producer
Linda Fields	....	associate producer (as Linda Fields-Hill)
Anna Garduno	....	associate producer
Michael Sloane	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
David Tattersall

Film Editing by
Jim Page

Casting by
Deborah Aquila

Production Design by
Gregory Melton

Art Direction by
Erik Carlson
Thomas A. Walsh		(as Tom Walsh)

Set Decoration by
Natalie Pope		(as Natalie Kendrick Pope)

Costume Design by
Karyn Wagner

Makeup Department
Bridget Bergman	....	makeup artist
Belinda Bryant	....	makeup artist
N. Kristine Chadwick	....	makeup artist
Catherine Childers	....	hair stylist: Northern California
Bill Corso	....	makeup department head
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka	....	key hair stylist: background
Linda D. Flowers	....	hair stylist
Michelle Garbin	....	makeup artist
Teressa Hill	....	hair stylist
Felicia Linsky	....	makeup artist
Judy Mathai	....	makeup artist
Anne Morgan	....	hair stylist: Mr. Carrey
Bill Myer	....	makeup artist
Douglas Noe	....	key makeup artist
Tijen Osman	....	character wig designer
Yesim 'Shimmy' Osman	....	character wig designer
Nina Paskowitz	....	hair department head
Sheryl Ptak	....	makeup designer: Jim Carrey (as Sheryl Leigh Ptak)
Katherine Rees	....	key hair stylist
Randy Sayer	....	hair stylist
Rita Troy	....	hair stylist
Judy Yonemoto	....	makeup artist
Art Anthony	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jim Behnke	....	unit production manager
Christy Dimmig	....	post-production supervisor
Alison Harstedt	....	production supervisor
Barbara Russo	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paula Case	....	second assistant director (as Paula Harris)
K.C. Colwell	....	first assistant director
Craig Comstock	....	second second assistant director
Harmony Gosbee	....	dga trainee
Robert 'Skid' Skidmore	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Sergio Acevedo	....	laborer foreman
Tom Acosta	....	on-set greensman
Michael Alvarado	....	plaster foreman
John Alvin	....	poster artist
P. Scott Bailey	....	set dresser
Milton Baker	....	hod carrier
Mark Bialuski	....	propmaker
Jeff Brown	....	greens coordinator
Jeff Brown	....	greens foreman
Douglas Cannon	....	construction foreman
Bryan Corbett	....	construction foreman
Larce Crawford	....	construction general foreman
Max Daly	....	art department assistant
William Davidson	....	construction foreman
Sam Dean	....	welder gang boss
Joe Del Monte	....	construction coordinator
Yann Denoual	....	sculptor
Ken Deubel III	....	lead painter
Terry Deubel	....	painter foreman
Carl A. DiSalvo	....	laborer (as Carl Disalvo)
Dan Dorfer	....	stand-by painter
John Eaves	....	illustrator
Maureen Farley	....	property master
Mark Felan	....	propmaker gangboss
Leah Ferrarini	....	set dresser
Chad Fontaine	....	labor foreman: location
Jack Forwalter	....	set dresser
Bob Fox	....	painter decorator gang boss
Sean Gallagher	....	construction foreman
Justin Garcia	....	stand-by carpenter
Theodore M. Harms	....	construction foreman
Stephen Harvey	....	painter: Northern California
Scott Herbertson	....	set designer
Danny Hinzo	....	signwriter
John S. Hiss	....	propmaker: Northern California
Gary Isbell	....	set dresser
Scott Kitchen	....	lead propmaker
Lisa M. Kittredge	....	construction auditor (as Lisa M. Brooks)
Julia K. Levine	....	set designer
Marik 'Travis' Little	....	set dresser
Raul Lopez	....	modeler foreman
Aaron Mays	....	construction foreman
Meredith McCarthy	....	set dresser
Merdyce McClaran	....	assistant property master
John McElroy	....	property assistant
Kristie Moore	....	painter decorator
Chris Nakayama	....	construction foreman
Charlie Nicholson	....	on-set dresser
Kathy O'Loughlin	....	paint gangboss
Neil O'Sullivan	....	set dresser
John S. Ogden	....	propmaker gangboss
Cesar Orozco	....	propmaker
Sherand Palmer	....	paint foreman
Michael Prochaska	....	propmaker gangboss
Randall Prochaska	....	construction foreman
Charles Reyes	....	tool foreman
Francisco Reynoso	....	laborer
Steve Rice	....	greens foreman
Graham Robertson	....	set dresser
Woodward Romine Jr.	....	painter foreman
Sally Romine	....	paint gangboss
Steve Salazar	....	welder gang boss
Rod Scheuerman	....	propmaker gangboss
Gregg Smets	....	plaster foreman
Jay Smith	....	drapery foreman
Michele Tedlis	....	art department coordinator
Carmen Torres	....	draper
James Van Houten	....	sculptor foreman
Valerie Jo Van Norte	....	assistant props
Kurt Weidermann	....	set dresser
Mark Woods	....	lead man
Greg Wyszynski	....	set dresser
Christian Zingale	....	propmaker gangboss
Alan Day	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jack Venturo	....	art production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rusty Amodeo	....	sound dailes transfer
Richard L. Anderson	....	supervising sound editor
Petra Bach	....	adr supervisor
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist
Mike Chock	....	sound effects editor
Steve Finnigan	....	adr recordist
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Steve Lee	....	sound effects editor
Chet Leonard	....	music playback
Ross Levy	....	utility sound technician
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Piero Mura	....	dialogue editor
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Simpson	....	sound effects editor
Ralph Stuart	....	first assistant sound editor
Mark Ulano	....	production sound mixer
Marvin Walowitz	....	sound effects editor
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shawn Ian Kerkhoff	....	digital sound assistant (uncredited)
Rick Mitchell	....	foley editor (uncredited)
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Elijah Schkeiban	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Thomas Vicari	....	sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Everett Byrom III	....	special effects technician
Steve Costello	....	special effects technician
Sam Dean	....	underwater special effects diver
George Deveau	....	special effects assistant
Ante Dugandzic	....	special effects technician
Jason Gustafson	....	special effects shop foreman
Scott Hastings	....	special effects technician
Philip Henderson	....	rain effects
Ray Kelsey	....	special effects assistant
Scott MacLachlan	....	special effects
Matt McDonnell	....	special effects technician
Dan Ossello	....	special effects technician
Casey Pritchett	....	special effects foreman
Corey Pritchett	....	special effects supervisor
Darrell Pritchett	....	special effects coordinator
Steve Salazar	....	special effects technician
Brian Tipton	....	special effects technician
Keith O. Wilson	....	special effects technician
Sylvia Nold Wilson	....	special effects technician (as Sylvia Nold)

Visual Effects by
Wayne Baker	....	Vista Vision assistant camera operator
Craig Barron	....	visual effects supervisor: Matte World Digital
Colin Campbell	....	digital compositor
Glenn Cotter	....	3D artist
Chris Crowell	....	digital compositor
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	visual effects producer: Matte World Digital
Christopher Evans	....	digital matte artist
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor
Ivy Fong	....	technical support
Ryan Galloway	....	digital artist
Charles Gibson	....	visual effects supervisor
Justin Graham	....	2D paint artist
Brian Hanable	....	digital compositor
Manu Ittina	....	rotoscope artist
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Patrick Loungway	....	visual effects cameraman
Gray Marshall	....	compositing supervisor: Gray Matter
Marcel Martinez	....	compositor
Bill Mather	....	digital matte artist (as William Mather)
Darren Mortillaro	....	rotoscope artist
Patrick Neary	....	technical director
Ken Nielsen	....	digital effects artist
Brett Northcutt	....	digital matte artist
Eddie Pasquarello	....	compositing supervisor
Greg Patterson	....	visual effects gaffer
Mary Payne	....	digital effects artist
Christine Petrov	....	digital compositor
Paul Rivera	....	chief technical artist
Ken Rogerson	....	effects editorial
Michael Root	....	lead technical artist
Todd R. Smith	....	technical artist
Kevin Souls	....	digital compositor
Chris Stoski	....	digital matte artist
James D. Tittle	....	digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Lisa Todd	....	visual effects associate producer
Morgan Trotter	....	3D artist
Hans Uhlig	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Duncan Blackman	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)
Aric Cheng	....	pre-visualisation artist: ILM (uncredited)
Zachary Cole	....	technical support: ILM (uncredited)
Nicholas Hasson	....	video technical assistant (uncredited)
Lloyd Hess	....	technical support (uncredited)
Michael Maloney	....	digital artist: Gray Matter (uncredited)
George Sakellariou	....	production engineering: ILM (uncredited)
Mike Sanders	....	digital double effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Pat Banta	....	stunt coordinator
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Katie Rowe	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
James Barrett	....	rigging lamp operator
Don Bennett	....	rigging grip
Ben Bowling	....	rigging lamp operator
Kenny Carceller	....	best boy rigging grip
Jacqui Compton	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Vincent Contarino	....	dimmer board operator
Scott Crabbe	....	video assist operator
Thomas Crawford	....	best boy grip
Jack Davison	....	rigging grip
Bruce Del Castillo	....	grip
Ralph Del Castillo	....	grip (as Ralphie Delcastillo)
Lance Dickinson	....	additional electrician
David Emmerichs	....	Steadicam operator
David Emmerichs	....	camera operator
Greg Fausak	....	grip (as Gregory Fausak)
Cruz Fino	....	rigging lamp operator
Armen Gharagozian	....	rigging grip
Armen Gharagozian	....	tie-down grip
Bryan Gilbert	....	rigging grip
Craig Horwitz	....	rigging lamp operator
Charles B. Katz	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Craig Ligget	....	lamp operator
Steven Litecky	....	lamp operator
Mike Macias	....	lamp operator
Richard Mall	....	key grip
John Massaro	....	rigging lamp operator fixtures
Robert Matthews	....	grip
Joe McKenzie	....	lamp operator
Todd McMullen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
John Joseph Minardi	....	grip
Jon D. Morrison	....	rigging electrician
Ralph Nelson	....	still photographer (as Ralph Nelson Jr.)
Michael K. O'Melia	....	best boy electric
William O'Melia	....	lamp operator
Heather Page	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Harry Paul	....	rigging grip
David Pearlberg	....	dolly grip
Ron Provenzano	....	set lighting
Todd Sater	....	rigging gaffer
John Seravic	....	grip
Gary Stark	....	rigging best boy
Robert Stillman	....	rigging grip
Chris Tango	....	rigging lamp operator fixtures
Skyler Tegland	....	grip
David Thielhart	....	lamp operator
Rand R. Vargas	....	key rigging grip
Naomi Villanueva	....	camera loader (as Naomi Villanova)
H. Mark Vuille	....	gaffer
Kirby Washington	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Tom Wholey	....	electrician
Dennis Winkler	....	lamp operator
Jamie Young	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Chad Darnell	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Kelly O'Brien	....	casting associate
Nicole Sage	....	casting assistant
Rachelanne Schiller	....	casting assistant
Jen Smith	....	casting assistant
Jennifer L. Smith	....	casting assistant
Tricia Wood	....	casting assistant (as Tricia Woods)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vicente Aguilar	....	tailor
Toby Bronson	....	set costumer
Brian Callahan	....	costumer
Ed Fincher	....	key costumer: men (as N. Edward Fincher)
Sarah Jane Gardam	....	costume production assistant
Kinkead Henton	....	costume workroom supervisor
Brigit Jones	....	set costumer
Nisa Kellner	....	key set costumer
Chanthou Kozberg	....	set costumer
Vincent Lapper	....	costumer
Donna Marcione Pollack	....	key costumer
Bernadene Morgan	....	costumer
Hossein Namdar	....	tailor
David Page	....	costumer: Mr. Carrey
Heather Pain	....	assistant costume designer
Mark Peterson	....	costume supervisor
Grace Pyke	....	additional costumer
Michael A. Russell	....	additional costumer
Gilda Texter	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Vince Filippone	....	first assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Kristine McPherson	....	apprentice editor
Robert Mendoza	....	assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Keith Shaw	....	colorist: mastering
Tracey Wadmore-Smith	....	first assistant editor
Grant Wilkinson	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor
Claudia Cummings	....	music consultant
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Stephen Krause	....	scoring mixer
Cindy O'Connor	....	music assistant: additional arrangements
Manish Raval	....	music consultant
Curt Sobel	....	temp/source music editor
Florian Tessloff	....	music assistant
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Thomas Vicari	....	music scoring mixer
Tom Wolfe	....	music consultant
Jordan Corngold	....	additional temp music editor (uncredited)
Peter Erskine	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Austin	....	driver
Tom Battoe	....	driver
Tony Borella	....	driver
Tony Brazas	....	driver
John Charachy	....	driver
Robert Chookhachian	....	driver
Shawn Coulter	....	driver
Bernice Culbertson	....	driver: office staff
Fred Culbertson	....	transportation captain
Vernon Dautenhahn	....	driver
Doug Dovichi	....	transportation captain
Steve Eakins	....	driver
Skip Fairlee	....	driver
Ken Farnell	....	driver
Rick Fese Jr.	....	driver
Duke Foster	....	driver
Spencer Foster	....	driver
Jerry Glassman	....	driver
Wayne R. Griffith	....	driver
Mickey Guinn	....	driver
Philip Henderson	....	driver
Paul Huggett	....	driver
Don Joseph	....	driver
Brian Kahn	....	driver
Craig Lietzke	....	transportation co-captain
David Marder	....	transportation coordinator
Jeff A. Marder	....	driver
Bobby E. Masoner	....	driver
Ray McMillan	....	driver
Jerry McMullan	....	driver: Mr. Carrey
Ronald R. Metcalf	....	driver
Barry Mihalovich	....	driver
Tim Moran	....	driver
Alan Nassaney	....	driver
Steve Nickolai	....	driver
Franz Pleth	....	driver
Glen R. Polzel	....	driver
Michael Ralph Price	....	picture car coordinator
Scott W. Ramsey	....	driver
Daniel C. Routhieaux	....	driver
Shaun Ryan	....	transportation co-captain
Kennyon Salzer	....	driver
Bev Seifert	....	driver
David Shaffer	....	picture car coordinator (as Dave Shafer)
Phil Strauss	....	driver
Danny L. Swanson	....	driver
Greg Taylor	....	driver
Randy Tehee	....	driver
Dave Tiller	....	driver
David Urich	....	driver
Chad Wadsworth	....	driver
Michael Watson	....	driver
William West	....	driver

Other crew
David Allsberry	....	animal trainer
Michael Altman	....	projectionist
Carlos Anaya	....	assistant to chef
Scottee Angel	....	location assistant: Northern California
Angela Athayde	....	set production assistant
Gabrielle D. Bacchus	....	set production assistant
Sargon Bacchus	....	extras coordinator: Northern California
Marcus Ball	....	set production assistant
Lori A. Balton	....	location scout
Heather Banta	....	water safety
Manuel Barboza	....	assistant to chef
Chris Baugh	....	assistant location manager: Los Angeles
Dotan Bonen	....	security: Mr. Carrey
Alison Cannon	....	accountant
Mary Jae Caza	....	catering assistant
Michael Chickey	....	location scout: Northern California
Jess Clark	....	production office intern (as Jessica Clark)
Gerrard Coffey	....	first assistant location accountant
Spencer Cohen	....	office production assistant
Jacob Cooney	....	set production assistant (as Jake Cooney)
Gina Cooper	....	assistant production coordinator
David Cortez	....	security officer
Vincent Cortez	....	security: Showbiz Security
Dax A. Cuesta	....	third assistant accountant
Jeff Dash	....	first assistant accountant
Ron Davis	....	third assistant accountant
Stephanie DeTiege	....	second assistant: Jim Carrey
Ellen Dunn	....	production coordinator
Rory Enke	....	location manager: Northern California
John Enriquez	....	laborer: Northern California
Devon Evans	....	animal trainer
Tony Evans	....	construction medic
Chad Fontaine	....	labour foreman
Juan Francisco	....	production assistant to Frank Darabont
Jenny Fumarolo	....	set production assistant
Miguel Garcia	....	catering set-up
Catherine Generous	....	second assistant accountant
John Grant	....	location manager: Los Angeles
David Griffiths	....	set production assistant
Anthony Guglielmo	....	set production assistant
Bill Hardy	....	set production assistant
Jacqueline Harris	....	associate producer assistant
Judy Heinzen	....	assistant location manager: Los Angeles
J.L. Hensley	....	set production assistant
Brett Z. Hill	....	assistant documentarian
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist
Stephan Horvath	....	set production assistant
Dwight Hovey	....	studio teacher
Kerry Hoyt	....	stand-in: Mr. Carrey
Neil D. Hunt	....	set production assistant
Kyle Hutchison	....	production assistant
Denise M. Huth	....	assistant: Mr. Darabont (as Denise Huth)
Rowdy Kelley	....	set production assistant
Michelle Latham	....	assistant location manager: Los Angeles
Darren Lazarus	....	assistant to chef
Linaia Light	....	massage therapist: Jim Carrey
Jennifer Lobban	....	key second assistant accountant
Manuella Machado	....	draper/tableperson
Dana Mackey	....	office runner
Susan Malerstein	....	script supervisor (as Susan Malerstein-Watkins)
Ernie Malik	....	unit publicist
Robert Mardigal	....	security officer
Richard Marks	....	assistant location manager: Northern California
Richard Marks	....	location scout: Northern California
Lyn Matsuda Norton	....	script supervisor (as Lyn Norton)
Juan Melchor	....	assistant: Mr. Darabont
Daniel Messler	....	payroll accountant
Brian Moraga	....	office production assistant
Boone Narr	....	animal wrangler
Marie Nashold	....	set medic
Constantine Nasr	....	documentarian (as Constantine Z. Nasr)
Robert M. Nieves III	....	assistant to chef
Lyn Norton	....	script supervisor
Tamara Notcutt	....	production office intern
Sara O'Donnell	....	painter/dyer
Renee Orcutt	....	accounting production assistant
Tricia Owen	....	assistant: Mr. Behnke
Michael Peterson	....	production secretary (as Michael G. Peterson)
John Wayne Randolph	....	craft service
Michael Randolph	....	craft service
Kevin Thomas Roy	....	production assistant (as Kevin Roy)
Michel Sargent	....	set production assistant
Anne Scott	....	post-production accountant
Jasan Sherman	....	key assistant location manager
B.J. Smith	....	construction medic: Los Angeles
Steve Solomon	....	animal trainer
Amy Startari	....	production assistant
Tony Swatton	....	sword maker
Stephen Sweeney	....	accounting clerk
Carmen Torres	....	table person
Robin Van Sharner	....	stand-in: Mr. Landau
Steve Watson	....	chef
Irmgarda Welemin	....	draper/tableperson
David Williamson	....	set production assistant
Floyd Willis	....	security officer
Nilda Zabala	....	draper/tableperson
Steven Jetton	....	layout board (uncredited)
Tom Lent	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Larry Tholberg	....	stand-in: Shawn Doyle (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Castle Rock Entertainment (presents)
• Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)
• NPV Entertainment (in association with)
• Darkwoods Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2004) (USA) (TV)
• Net5 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Gray Matter FX (additional visual effects)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• Matte World Digital (3-D matte paintings)
• Pacific Title (visual effects)

Other Companies

• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Tomkats Catering  catering

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MPAA:

Rated PG for language and mild thematic elements

Runtime:

152 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:I | Ireland:G | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG (No. 38697) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Falls Lake, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

HHS Studios is named for Hollywood High School, which Frank Darabont attended.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Pete wakes up from the car crash on the beach it is early morning and the sun is shining but as he walks on the beach his shadow falls on the east, away from the sea, indicating the sun is in the western sky. In California, that only happens in late evening.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Studio Executive:What about the kid?
Studio Executive:What kid?
Studio Executive:You know, the kid who rings the bell.
Studio Executive:What kid? What bell? What are you talking about?
Studio Executive:The kid. After the mine caves in. The kid. He runs up the hill. He rings the bell to alert the town.
Studio Executive:Is that in the script? What page are we on?
Studio Executive:What if we gave the kid - a disease.
Studio Executive:A disease?
Studio Executive:A *disease*. Braces on the legs, that sort of thing.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

Soundtrack:

I Remember You

The Majestic Moose

This installment from the Frank Darabont, director of Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and soon to come Fahrenheit 451, came back in 2001. This film highlights th actor Jim Carrey in a more serious role aside from his brilliance ion the realm of comedy. This film has a great message about standing up for what we believe in against any kind of oppression or tyranny even if it comes from our own government. This is told using a flavorful twist of identities, which of course is based primarily upon the old French Medieval legend- Return of Martin Guerre, and the growing concern of communism in the late 40's and early 50's. There are also some other historical aspects that need to be addressed. This movie came at the eve of 9-11, which led to a massive hysteria over, not Commies, but of Muslims. Interesting how the writer/director Darabont takes this lost character who takes another's identity and transforms him a hero by simply adding that Carrey had amnesia. He now has a great message to give to the courts and to the "whole of mankind." At the time this movie came out, it seemed like the movie had little purpose and meaning. Watching it today, it has gained a new meaning and warning on our civilization(wasn't Darabont lucky). Unfortunately, I don't buy the argument and disagree. There are too many little details either missing or unlikely that hurt the story. Still, the originality, color, relationships, character development, angles, and plot development all draw to make this film highly enjoyable. This film receives 88.5 out of 100 points.