The Hoax (2006)

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writers (WGA):

William Wheeler (screenplay)
Clifford Irving (book)

Release Date:

20 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Based on the true story. Would we lie to you?

Plot:

In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving (Gere) sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.

Plot Keywords:

1970s | Writer | Female Nudity | Bookstore | Book Burning

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

David Aaron Baker	...	Brad Silber
John Carter	...	Harold McGraw
Judi Barton	...	Marion
Raul Julia Jr.	...	Bike Messenger
James Biberi	...	McGraw-Hill Security
Richard Gere	...	Clifford Irving
Hope Davis	...	Andrea Tate
Christopher Evan Welch	...	Albert Vanderkamp
Okwui Okpokwasili	...	Malika
Alfred Molina	...	Dick Suskind
Bob Wiltfong	...	Sporting Goods Salesman
William Fowle	...	Car Salesman
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Edith Irving
Julie Delpy	...	Nina Van Pallandt
Antonie Knoppers	...	Fredrick Van Pallandt
Carlton Wilborn	...	Bahamas Desk Clerk
Mamie Gummer	...	Dana
Steve Buck	...	Man with Red Tie (as Stephen Buck)
John Rothman	...	Puffy Man
Eric Yellin	...	Man in Blue Jeans
Jimmy King	...	Bowling Alley Attendant (as James M. King)
Daniel Okrent	...	Real Publisher #1
Richard Rosen	...	Real Publisher #2 (as R.D. Rosen)
Myk Watford	...	Sergent Daniels
Eli Wallach	...	Noah Dietrich
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Ralph Graves
Tom Mulligan	...	Bartender (as Thomas Mulligan)
Aurelio Lima	...	Cessna Pilot
Peter McRobbie	...	George Gordon Holmes
Milton Buras	...	Howard Hughes
Jeremiah Wiggins	...	Accountant
Stanley Tucci	...	Shelton Fisher
John Bedford Lloyd	...	Frank McCullough
Susan Misner	...	Feral Girl #1
Jennifer Layne Park	...	Feral Girl #2
Michael Barkann	...	NBC Reporter #1
Ian O'Malley	...	NBC Reporter #2
Ed Crane	...	Interviewer (as Ed Krane)
Sam Kitchin	...	Careful Man #1 (as Sam Kitchen)
Don Picard	...	Careful Man #2
Tim Gallin	...	Careful Man #3
Reid Lamberty	...	ABC Reporter
Jonathan Freeman	...	Thick Voice (voice)
James Riordan	...	Nasal Voice (voice)
Marceline Hugot	...	Talia Merton
Adam Auslander	...	Editor at Party
Stuart Margolin	...	Martin Ackerman
Ted Neustadt	...	D.A. Newman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greg Abbey	...	CBS Reporter (uncredited)
Andrea Bertola	...	Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Marshall Factora	...	Mailman (uncredited)
Marc Fogel	...	Painter (uncredited)
Jon Frankel	...	AP Reporter (uncredited)
Howard Hughes	...	Himself (uncredited) (archive footage)
Dennis Karagovalis	...	Reporter #1 (uncredited)
Edward M. Kelahan	...	Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Marley	...	Jackie Kennedy (uncredited)
Denis McKeown	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (uncredited) (archive footage)
Lisa Marie Palmieri	...	Socialite (uncredited)
Paul Thornton	...	Dinner guest (uncredited)
Kathleen Truitt	...	Clifford Irving's book banquet date (uncredited)

Directed by
Lasse Hallström

Writing credits (WGA)
William Wheeler		(screenplay)
Clifford Irving		(book "The Hoax")

Produced by
Betsy Beers	....	producer
Erin Eggers	....	co-producer
Mark Gordon	....	producer
Leslie Holleran	....	producer
Anthony Katagas	....	executive producer
Paul A. Levin	....	associate producer
Gary Levinsohn	....	executive producer
Joshua D. Maurer	....	producer
Suzanne Patmore Gibbs	....	co-producer
Bob Yari	....	producer

Original Music by
Carter Burwell

Cinematography by
Oliver Stapleton		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andrew Mondshein

Casting by
Ali Farrell
Laura Rosenthal

Production Design by
Mark Ricker

Art Direction by
Mario Ventenilla		(as Mario R. Ventenilla)

Set Decoration by
Carol Silverman

Costume Design by
David C. Robinson		(as David Robinson)

Makeup Department
Eileen Barrett	....	hair stylist: Washington D.C.
Stephen G. Bishop	....	assistant hair stylist (as Stephen Bishop)
Milton Buras	....	key hair stylist
Marta Lila Cintron	....	makeup artist: Puerto Rico
LuAnn Claps	....	makeup artist: Richard Gere (as Luann Claps)
Angel O. Cruz	....	makeup artist: Puerto Rico
Kelly Gleason	....	key makeup artist
Nydia Ibarra	....	hair stylist: Puerto Rico
Jacqueline Jimenez	....	makeup artist: Puerto Rico
Heidi Kulow	....	assistant makeup artist (as Heidi Gleason)
Isabelle Murray	....	hair intern: Indio
Lyndell Quiyou	....	hair stylist: Richard Gere
Marielena Ramirez	....	hair stylist: Puerto Rico
Amarilis Saldana	....	makeup artist: Puerto Rico
Terri Trupp	....	makeup artist: Washington D.C.
Frances Valley	....	hair stylist: Puerto Rico
John Jack Curtin	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Valerie Gladstone-Hapel	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Lizz Scalice	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Anthony Katagas	....	unit production manager
Robert Katz	....	executive in charge of production
Betsy Mackey	....	production supervisor: Indio
Ines Mongil-Echandi	....	production supervisor: Puerto Rico (as Ines Mongil Echandi)
Louise Runge	....	post-production manager: Yari Film Group
Nancy Swenton	....	production supervisor: Washington D.C.
Janice Williams	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy Blockburger	....	second assistant director: Washington D.C. (as Tim Blockberger)
Frank Ferro	....	first assistant director: Washington D.C.
Ivan Kraljevic	....	first assistant director: Palm Springs
Deanna Leslie	....	additional second assistant director
Gary S. Rake	....	second second assistant director: Puerto Rico (as Gary Rake)
David 'Wex' Wechsler	....	first assistant director
Adam T. Weisinger	....	second second assistant director (as Adam Weisinger)
Eric Yellin	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Carlos Acosta	....	set dresser: Puerto Rico
James C. Allen	....	key carpenter
Bob Arietta	....	scenic artist foreman (as Robert Arietta)
Bob Arietta	....	scenic artist (as Robert Arietta)
Meredith Barchat	....	scenic artist
Mark Bentley	....	on-set dresser: Washington D.C.
Joe Berger	....	art department production assistant
Rebecca Bernard	....	art intern
Coburn Boyd	....	set dresser
Jeff Butcher	....	property master
Aurora Cedeno	....	set dresser: Puerto Rico
John J. Ciccimarro	....	key carpenter
Isaac Cohen	....	carpenter
David Cooney	....	storyboard artist
Robert Currie	....	assistant property master
Michael Cycan	....	carpenter
Dan Denitto	....	construction grip (as Daniel Denitto)
Richard Dowgin	....	construction grip (as Rich Dowgin)
Sofi Eloy	....	additional props: Puerto Rico
Jorge Fernandez	....	additional props: Puerto Rico
Daniel Fisher	....	second assistant props
Andrew Fishman	....	construction grip
Paul Fletcher	....	carpenter
Amy Fritz	....	art department coordinator
Carola Garcia	....	set dresser: Puerto Rico
Joseph Garzero	....	charge scenic artist
Gonzalez	....	set dresser: Puerto Rico
Paul W. Gorfine	....	stand-by camera scenic
Bill Gregory	....	carpenter
Joanna Hartell	....	leadperson
Gavin A. Holmes	....	carpenter
Harold Horn	....	construction foreman: Washington D.C.
Roberto Jiménez	....	shop foreman (as Roberto Jimenez)
Henry Kaplan	....	set dressing foreman
Lisa Kent	....	set buyer
Steve Lynch	....	construction grip
Daniel E. Mahon	....	set dresser
Gary S. May	....	scenic artist (as Gary Man)
Hudson Meredith	....	art intern
Fausto Montero	....	set dresser: Puerto Rico
Richard Moran	....	construction stage assistant
Xavier A. Munoz-Torres	....	set dresser: Puerto Rico
Wilhem Perez	....	set dresser: Puerto Rico
Ralph Perri	....	best boy construction grip
Igor Potashanik	....	construction grip (as Igor Potashnik)
Mary Prlain	....	set dresser
Charles Kevin Quick	....	set dresser: Washington D.C. (as Charles K. Quick)
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic artist
Justin Rhatigan	....	set dresser
David Robinson	....	assistant art director
Immer Rodriguez	....	set dresser: Puerto Rico
Juan O. Rodroguez	....	on-set dresser: Puerto Rico
Jeffrey Rollins	....	on-set dresser (as Jeffrey S. Rollins)
Glenda Rosa	....	set dresser: Puerto Rico
Paul Rovira	....	carpenter
Pierre Rovira	....	construction coordinator
Lisa Rutledge	....	set dressing shop person
Gene Spiotta	....	carpenter (as Gene Spiotta)
Jelmer Steenhuig	....	carpenter
Patrick Stegall	....	shop production assistant
Keith Steinberg	....	construction grip
Larry Steinberg	....	key construction grip (as Lawrence Steinberg)
Richard Suffern	....	best boy construction grip (as Rich Suffern)
Rodian Tikhomirov	....	scenic artist
Guifre Tort Ortiz	....	scenic painter: Puerto Rico (as Guifre Tort)
James Whelan	....	set dresser
Taj Whitesell	....	art intern
Gregory Williams	....	scenic artist
Dan Yusupov	....	scenic artist
Brianne Zulauf	....	assistant art department coordinator
Eugene Paul Lynch	....	key construction electric (uncredited)
Hollywood Nick Pagani	....	picture car coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Allan Byer	....	sound mixer
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
Kay Denmark	....	adr boom
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lawrence Herman	....	apprentice sound editor
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
Brian Langman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Langman	....	supervising sound editor
Allen Lau	....	assistant sound editor
Eliza Paley	....	dialogue editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Mike Poppleton	....	additional sound editor
Paul Pouthier	....	second boom operator
Manuel Reyes	....	cableperson: Puerto Rico
Stuart Stanley	....	sound effects editor
Jeffrey Stern	....	foley editor
Bill Sweeney	....	supervising dialogue editor (as William Sweeney)
Alfredo Viteri	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Marc Fogel	....	photo effects
Drew Jiritano	....	special effects coordinator
Neil Ruddy	....	special effects
Andrea Swistak	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Jamie Baxter	....	matte painter: Custom Film Effects
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O: Custom Film Effects
Steve Caldwell	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Sam Dabbs	....	visual effects artist: dustburst, Custom Film Effects
Dennis Dorney	....	digital editorial: Custom Film Effects
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Syd Dutton	....	additional visual effects: Illusion Arts
Michele Ferrone	....	producer: visual effects, Custom Film Effects
Adam Gass	....	digital editorial: Custom Film Effects
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Shaina Holmes	....	digital coordinator: Custom Film Effects
Nicholas Kim	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Jeremy Lang	....	head of information technology: Custom Film Effects
Chris MacKenzie	....	digital opticals (as Chris McKenzie)
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Lori Miller)
Lillani E. Moran	....	visual effects coordinator: Custom Film Effects
Laurie Powers	....	lead digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Mark Sawicki	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Bill Taylor	....	additional visual effects: Illusion Arts
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Motassem Younes	....	digital opticals
Don Canfield	....	motion control operator (uncredited)
Mark Kenaston	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Mary E. Manning	....	3D artist (uncredited)
Robert Scifo	....	matte artist (uncredited)
David S. Williams Jr.	....	lead compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
John Copeman	....	stunts
Gene Harrison	....	stunt coordinator (as Roy Eugene Harrison)
David Shumbris	....	stunts
Derrick Simmons	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Mariel Acevedo	....	grip: Puerto Rico
Nick Aiello	....	gaffer: Indio
Robert M. Andres	....	key grip (as Bob Andres)
Will Arnot	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Will Arnot	....	steadicam operator
Alison Barton	....	grip
Sajid Berrios	....	grip: Puerto Rico
Kenny Burke	....	key rigging grip (as Kenneth Burke)
Tony Campenni	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Chris Cenatiempo	....	second assistant camera: Puerto Rico (as Christopher Cenatiempo)
Leslie Colombani	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Francisco Cordero	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Kathleen Corgan	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Armando Cruz	....	aerial camera assistant: Puerto Rico
Ramón Cuadrado	....	grip: Puerto Rico (as Ramon Cuardrado)
Jeremiah Dalton	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Benjamin D'Andrea	....	grip
Derin Dobra	....	camera production assistant: Indio
Jerry Encarnacion	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Alan Feshold	....	grip: Puerto Rico (as Alan Feschold)
Glenn Fishel	....	grip
Morris Flam	....	gaffer (as Mo Flam)
Jason Foster	....	second assistant camera: Washington D.C. (as Jason 'Enforcer' Foster)
Samuel G. Friedman	....	electrician
Jim Galvin	....	light board operator
Milton Graña	....	aerial director of photography: Puerto Rico (as Milton Grana)
Dennis Green	....	24 frame video operator
Michael N. Green	....	rigging electrician
Brian Heller	....	camera operator: aerial unit
Joel Holland	....	video assist operator
Thomas Jirgal	....	rigging grip
Anne Joyce	....	still photographer: Puerto Rico
Mike Krebs	....	first assistant camera: Washington D.C.
Kurt Lennig	....	key rigging electric
Clay Liversidge	....	key rigging electrician
Chris Lombardi	....	director of photography: Indio (as Cris Lombardi)
Chris Lombardozzi	....	electrician
Angel D. Lopez Jr.	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Jorge Loubriel	....	grip: Puerto Rico
Martin Lowry	....	best boy rigging grip
Bill-Brady Majors	....	key grip: Indio (as Brady Majors)
Bobby Mancuso	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Sean McCardell	....	electrician
Jim McConkey	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jim McConkey	....	steadicam operator
Larry McConkey	....	camera operator: Puerto Rico
Thomas McGrath Woods	....	grip
Luis Alfredo Montero	....	grip: Puerto Rico
Felix Nunez	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Raymond Orraca	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Anibal Pabon	....	grip: Puerto Rico
Gabriel Padilla	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Rocco Palmieri	....	best boy electric
John Panuccio	....	key rigging grip
Justin Panzanaro	....	grip
Lance E. Phox	....	best boy rigging electric
George Potter	....	generator operator
Carrie Rees	....	camera loader
Ken Regan	....	still photographer
Jacinto Reyes	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Luis E. 'Wichi' Rivera	....	grip: Puerto Rico
Bill H. Roberts Jr.	....	first assistant camera: Indio (as Bill Roberts)
Dave Rudolph	....	best boy rigging electric (as David Rudolph)
Richard Rutkowski	....	director of photography: Washington D.C.
Roxanna Santiago	....	camera loader: Puerto Rico (as Roxana Santiago)
Chris Scarfi	....	rigging electric (as Christopher Scarfi)
Lowell Schulman	....	generator operator
Chris Silano	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Chris Skutch	....	best boy grip
Josh Spring	....	key grip: Washington D.C.
Susan Starr	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Patrick Taistra	....	rigging grip (as Patrick J. Taistra)
David Taylor	....	grip
Scott Tinsley	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, New York and Connecticut unit
Joseph Trammell	....	24 frame video operator (as Joe Trammell)
Mark van Rossen	....	electrician (as Mark A. Van Rossen)
Ramon Vazquez	....	electrician: Puerto Rico
Richard Yacuk	....	best boy rigging grip (as Rich Yacuk)
Chris Drechsler	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jeffrey A. Eplett	....	electrician (uncredited)
Scott Maher	....	electrician (uncredited)
Joshua Van Praag	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Rori Bergman	....	casting assistant
Chris Bustard	....	additional casting
Ali Farrell	....	casting associate
Meredith Jacobson	....	extras casting: Amerifilm Casting Inc. (as Meredith Jacobson Marciano)
Suzanne Roberts	....	extras casting assistant
Zoraida Sanjurjo López	....	extras casting: Puerto Rico (as Zoraida Sanjurjo)
Laura Verbeke	....	extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Adkins	....	wardrobe supervisor
Ariel Bowman	....	wardrobe production assistant
Tommy Boyer	....	costumer: Richard Gere
Joanna Brett	....	assistant costume designer
Meredith Driscoll	....	key set costumer
Jill Graves Power	....	shop costumer
Debbie Lucas	....	costume shop supervisor
Milagro Nuñez	....	wardrobe: Puerto Rico (as Milagroz Nunez)
Ellen Sara Popiel	....	wardrobe supervisor: Washington D.C.
Orson Rodriguez	....	wardrobe production assistant: Puerto Rico
Thomas M. Smalley	....	wardrobe production assistant (as Thomas Smalley)
Mari Socorro Pérez	....	wardrobe: Puerto Rico (as Maria Socorro Perez)
Hartsell Taylor	....	wardrobe supervisor
Stephanie Biear	....	seamstress (uncredited)
Debbe DuPerrieu	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Rhonney Greene	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Crystal Thompson	....	seamstress (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ernest Leif Boyd	....	apprentice editor (as Ernest Boyd)
Jennifer Godin	....	post-production coordinator: Yari Film Group (as Jenn Godin)
Ben Gold	....	associate editor
Ann Gray	....	post-production coordinator
Tim Hedden	....	dailies colorist
Nick Iannelli	....	digital intermediate producer
Tom Mayclim	....	negative cutter
Dave Muscat	....	digital intermediate editor
John Portnoy	....	post-production executive: Yari Film Group
Ken Rubenfeld	....	dailies colorist
Ira Schweitzer	....	colorist: high definition dailies
Chris Wallace	....	digital intermediate colorist
Charlie Wiel	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Carter Burwell	....	conductor
Carter Burwell	....	orchestrator
Keith Carlock	....	musician: drums
Michael Farrow	....	music engineer
Tony Finno	....	music copyist
Hearn Gadbois	....	musician: percussion
James Genus	....	musician: bass
Richard Glasser	....	music executive: Yari Film Group
Matt Havron	....	music coordinator
Bashiri Johnson	....	musician: percussion
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
William Mays	....	musician: keyboards (as Bill Mays)
Tracy McKnight	....	music supervisor
John Palatucci	....	musician: bass
Dean Parker	....	music production manager
Sandra Park	....	music contractor
Larry Saltzman	....	musician: guitar
David Torn	....	musician: guitar
E. Gedney Webb	....	music editor (as Gedney Webb)

Transportation Department
Maurice Fitzgerald	....	transportation captain (as Maurice 'Mo' Fitsgerald)
Billy Kane	....	transportation coordinator: Indio
Josiuan Rojas	....	transportation manager: Puerto Rico
Nelson C. Wright Jr.	....	picture car coordinator: Washington D.C.
Gilbert Young	....	transportation: Washington D.C.

Other crew
Michael Altman	....	production assistant
Frank Angelcyk	....	production intern
Jose Arribas	....	set production assistant: Puerto Rico
Linda Atkins	....	post-production accountant: Post Accountants Inc.
Michael Bartol	....	assistant: Mr. Katagas
Joseph Battaglia	....	double: Alfred Molina, Indio
Anthony Beaudoin	....	bank financing: Bank of Ireland (as Tony Beaudoin)