Recounts the 1985-86 strike against the Hormel Foods Corporation in Minnesota after its employees' wages and benefits were cut.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
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Lewie Anderson | ... |
Self - Chief Negotiator
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R.J. Bergstrom | ... |
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Ron Bergstrom | ... |
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Wayne Goodnature | ... |
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Jim Guyette | ... |
Self - President Local Union P-9
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| Jesse Jackson | ... |
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Richard Knowlton | ... |
Self - President Hormel & CO.
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Juan Munoz |
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Charles Nyberg | ... |
Self - Chief Counsel - Hormel & CO.
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| Dan Rather | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Ronald Reagan | ... |
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Ray Rogers | ... |
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William Serrin | ... |
Self - NY Times
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Directed by
| Barbara Kopple | ||
| Cathy Caplan | ... | (co-director) |
| Thomas Haneke | ... | (co-director) (as Tom Haneke) |
| Lawrence Silk | ... | (co-director) |
Produced by
| Esther Cassidy | ... | coordinating producer (as Esther B. Cassidy) |
| Arthur Cohn | ... | producer |
| Ernest Hood | ... | associate producer |
| Jonathan House | ... | associate producer |
| Barbara Kopple | ... | producer |
| Peter Miller | ... | coordinating producer |
| Molly Ornati | ... | associate producer |
| Gail Rosenschein | ... | associate producer |
| Bill Susman | ... | associate producer (as William Susman) |
Music by
| Michael Small | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter Gilbert | ||
| Kevin Keating | ||
| Hart Perry | ||
| Mark Petersson | ... | (as Mark T. Petersson) |
| Mathieu Roberts | ||
Editing by
| Cathy Caplan | ||
| Thomas Haneke | ... | (as Tom Haneke) |
| Lawrence Silk | ||
Editorial Department
| Jan Berry | ... | editing room assistant |
| Beth Bloedow | ... | editing room assistant |
| Audrey Chang | ... | assistant editor |
| Carrie Farmer Tokunaga | ... | assistant editor |
| Debra Gavlak | ... | editing room assistant |
| James Hart | ... | editing room assistant (as James Harte) |
| Adam Lichtenstein | ... | apprentice editor |
| June Lichtenstein | ... | editing room assistant |
| Robert McFalls | ... | associate editor (as Robert E. McFalls) / post-production coordinator (as Robert E. McFalls) |
| Carol Ross | ... | editing room assistant |
| Amy Shidler | ... | editing room assistant |
| Helene Susman | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Mark Stuart Lane | ||
Sound Department
| Jerry Blumenthal | ... | additional sound |
| Audrey Chang | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Frances Curiazza | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Lee Dichter | ... | sound mixer |
| Donald Klocek | ... | sound editor |
| Barbara Kopple | ... | sound recordist |
| Al Nahmias | ... | sound editor |
| Mark Paturet | ... | additional sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Achs | ... | additional cinematographer (as Bob Achs) |
| Wade Black | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Nesya Blue | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Ted Bokhof | ... | additional cinematographer (as Ted Bokhoff) |
| Luis Cubillos | ... | additional cinematographer (as Lou Cubillos) |
| Jean de Segonzac | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Chuck France | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Timothy Gannon | ... | additional cinematographer (as Tim Gannon) |
| Dan Geiger | ... | additional cameraman / additional cinematographer |
| Daniel J. Geiger | ... | Additional Cameraman |
| James Hayman | ... | additional cinematographer (as Jim Hayman) |
| John Hazard | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Tom Hurwitz | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Rob Issen | ... | title photographer |
| Kyle Kibbe | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Nicholas Kopple-Perry | ... | best boy |
| Peter Kuttner | ... | additional cinematographer (as Peter Cuttner) |
| Ed Matney | ... | additional cinematographer (as Ed Mattney) |
| Steve Moses | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Phil Parmet | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Peter Pierce | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Gordon Quinn | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Oren Rudavsky | ... | additional cinematographer (as Oren Rudowsky) |
| Peter Schnall | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Robert Shepard | ... | additional cinematographer (as Bobby Shepard) |
| Newton Thomas Sigel | ... | additional cinematographer (as Tom Sigel) |
| Jonathan Sinaiko | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Igor Sunara | ... | additional cinematographer (as Igor Sonara) |
| Bill Turnley | ... | additional cinematographer |
| David Waterston | ... | additional cinematographer (as Dave Waterston) |
Music Department
| Sylvia Reed | ... | music coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Edward Asner | ... | additional funding (as Ed Asner) |
| David Brody | ... | humanities advisory board |
| Fred Casey | ... | additional funding |
| Sidney Cobb | ... | humanities advisory board |
| Carl Cohen | ... | humanities advisory board |
| Harriet Crosby | ... | additional funding |
| Lavinia Currier | ... | additional funding |
| Susan Emerling | ... | researcher: stock footage |
| Louis Ferman | ... | humanities advisory board |
| Ted Field | ... | additional funding |
| Joann Flaherty | ... | unspecified assistant |
| Ellen Goldsmith | ... | production office staff |
| Ben Goldstein | ... | additional funding |
| Julie Gustafson | ... | additional funding |
| Rick Halpern | ... | humanities advisory board |
| Jean Hardisty | ... | additional funding |
| Ed Hedemann | ... | production office staff |
| Cathe Ishino | ... | title designer |
| Alice Kessler-Harris | ... | humanities advisory board |
| Alfred S. Kopple | ... | major funding (as Alfred Kopple) |
| Majorie Kopple | ... | major funding |
| Leslie Levitas | ... | production office staff |
| Rosalind Lichter | ... | lawyer |
| Donald Lipski | ... | additional funding |
| David G. Lubell | ... | lawyer (as David Lubell) |
| Nancy Meyer | ... | additional funding |
| Harvey O'Connor | ... | additional funding |
| Oscar Ornati | ... | humanities advisory board |
| Hart Perry | ... | additional funding |
| Phyllis Peterson | ... | additional funding |
| Alida Rockefeller | ... | major funding |
| Jerry Rosenblum | ... | accountant: Spahr, Lacher & Sperber |
| René Rosengren | ... | assistant |
| Charles Savitt | ... | additional funding |
| John Sayles | ... | additional funding |
| Charles Schwartz | ... | additional funding |
| Ralph Shikes | ... | additional funding |
| Ruth Shikes | ... | additional funding |
| Barbara Sirota | ... | development consultant |
| Alfred Slote | ... | humanities advisory board |
| Bruce Springsteen | ... | major funding |
| Greg Tarpinian | ... | advisor: economic and labor |
| Burkhard Vorländer | ... | production office coordinator |
| Christy Walker | ... | production office staff |
| Daniel Walkowitz | ... | humanities advisory board |
| Marc Weiss | ... | additional funding (as Marc N. Weiss) |
| Virginia Yans-McLaughlin | ... | humanities advisory board |
Thanks
| Jim Jarmusch | ... | grateful thanks |
Production Companies
- Cabin Creek Films
- Catholic Communication Campaign (in cooperation with)
- Channel Four Films (in association with)
Distributors
- Prestige (1992) (United States) (theatrical)
- Miramax (1992) (United States) (theatrical)
- C/FP Video (1992) (Canada) (video)
- Cineglobe (1992) (Canada) (VHS)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (1992) (United States) (video)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD) (Arthur Cohn Edition)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
- Cynosure Visuals (opticals)
Other Companies
- Sound One (sound mixing)
- J.G. Films (negative cutting)
- Spahr, Lacher & Sperber (accounting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Chronicles the six-month strike at Hormel in Austin, Minnesota, in 1985-86. The local union, P-9 of the Food and Commercial Workers, overwhelmingly rejects a contract offer with a $2/hour wage cut. They strike and hire a New York consultant to manage a national media campaign against Hormel. Despite support from P-9's rank and file, FCWU's international disagrees with the strategy. In addition to union-company tension, there's union-union in-fighting. Hormel holds firm; scabs, replacement workers, brothers on opposite sides, a union coup d'état, and a new contract materialize. The film asks, was it worth it, or was the strike a long-term disaster for organized labor?
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