A boy blackmails his neighbor after suspecting him to be a Nazi war criminal.
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Awards:
- 6 wins & 10 nominations.
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| Brad Renfro | ... |
Todd Bowden
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| Ian McKellen | ... |
Kurt Dussander
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| Joshua Jackson | ... |
Joey
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| Mickey Cottrell | ... |
Sociology Teacher
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| Michael Reid MacKay | ... |
Nightmare Victim
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| Ann Dowd | ... |
Monica Bowden
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| Bruce Davison | ... |
Richard Bowden
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| James Karen | ... |
Victor Bowden
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| Marjorie Lovett | ... |
Agnes Bowden
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David Cooley | ... |
Gym Teacher
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Blake Anthony Tibbetts | ... |
Teammate
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| Heather McComb | ... |
Becky Trask
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Katherine Malone | ... |
Student
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Grace Sinden | ... |
Secretary
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| David Schwimmer | ... |
Edward French
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Anthony Moore | ... |
Umpire
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| Elias Koteas | ... |
Archie
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| Kevin Spirtas | ... |
Paramedic
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| Michael Byrne | ... |
Ben Kramer
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Danna Dennis | ... |
Nurse
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| Jan Tríska | ... |
Isaac Weiskopf
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| Joe Morton | ... |
Dan Richler
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| Michael Artura | ... |
Detective Getty
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Donna Marie Brown | ... |
Mother
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Mark Flythe | ... |
Darren
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Warren Wilson | ... |
Newscaster
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Jill Harris | ... |
Reporter
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Norbert D. Singer | ... |
Hospital Administrator #1
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Mildred Singer | ... |
Hospital Administrator #2
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Mary Ottman | ... |
Doctor
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Darrell Britt | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter | ... |
Skinhead (uncredited)
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| Richard Dunn | ... |
Man with Bags (uncredited)
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| Mike McIntosh | ... |
Teammate (uncredited)
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Joseph Ashton Montgomery | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| Phaedra Neitzel | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Bryan Singer | ||
Written by
| Stephen King | ... | (novella "Apt Pupil") |
| Brandon Boyce | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Tom DeSanto | ... | co-producer (as Thomas DeSanto) |
| Jane Hamsher | ... | producer |
| Tim Harbert | ... | executive producer |
| Don Murphy | ... | producer |
| John Ottman | ... | associate producer |
| Jay Shapiro | ... | associate producer |
| Bryan Singer | ... | producer |
Music by
| John Ottman | ||
Cinematography by
| Newton Thomas Sigel | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| John Ottman | ||
Editorial Department
| Anthony Bozanich | ... | second assistant editor |
| Roger Fenton | ... | associate editor |
| Tirsa Hackshaw | ... | second assistant editor (as Tirsa K. Hackshaw) |
| Jesse Hove | ... | post-production assistant |
| Gloria Kaiser | ... | color timer |
| Masahi Mizuno | ... | post-production assistant |
| Shannon O'Bryan | ... | post-production office coordinator |
| Michael Storm | ... | post-production assistant |
| John Palermo | ... | post-production assistant (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Francine Maisler | ||
Production Design by
| Richard Hoover | ||
Art Direction by
| Kathleen M. McKernin | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jennifer Herwitt | ||
Costume Design by
| Louise Mingenbach | ||
Makeup Department
| Jori Jenae McGuire | ... | makeup artist (as Jori Jenae) |
| Kerry Mendenhall | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Daniel Parker | ... | makeup designer / makeup supervisor |
| Joni Powell | ... | key makeup artist (as Joni Meers Powell) |
| Edward St. George | ... | key hair stylist |
| Lisa Rocco | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Tim Harbert | ... | unit production manager |
| Hilarie Roope | ... | post-production supervisor (as Hilarie Roope Benz) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Fernando Altschul | ... | first assistant director |
| Scott Cameron | ... | assistant director |
| Kelly Kiernan | ... | second assistant director (as Kelly A. Kiernan) |
| Robert A. Neft | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Pete Allyn | ... | construction coordinator |
| James Amado | ... | swing gang |
| Ayenne J. Applebaum | ... | lead scenic |
| Jenny Baum | ... | set dresser |
| Michael Blair | ... | construction foreman (as Mike Blair) |
| Chris Call | ... | property master |
| Ken Chocolate | ... | buyer |
| John Coven | ... | storyboard artist |
| David Eckert | ... | set designer |
| Nick Gillie | ... | swing gang |
| Frederika Gray | ... | stand-by painter |
| Jeff Hay | ... | set dresser |
| Katherine Lipsitt | ... | swing gang |
| Richard McConnell | ... | propmaker |
| Walter Mikowlski | ... | construction foreman |
| Rhonda Paynter | ... | swing gang |
| Portia Perry | ... | paint foreman |
| Christopher Redmond | ... | assistant property master |
| Steve Roll | ... | carpenter |
| Amy Shock | ... | set designer |
| Andre Sowards | ... | props |
| Jeffrey Thomas | ... | greensman |
| Bill Vernetti | ... | swing gang |
| Szu Wang | ... | swing gang |
| Michael Whetstone | ... | leadman |
Sound Department
| James Ashwill | ... | foley mixer (as Jim Ashwill) |
| George Berndt | ... | adr supervisor |
| Rick Canelli | ... | adr recordist |
| Simon Coke | ... | sound editor |
| John T. Cucci | ... | foley artist (as John Cucci) |
| Thom 'Coach' Ehle | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Michael Haight | ... | sound editor |
| Michael Herbick | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Linda Lew | ... | foley recordist |
| Robert J. Litt | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Chuck Michael | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Nash Michael | ... | sound editor |
| Karen Minahan | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Dan O'Connell | ... | foley artist |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ... | adr mixer |
| Rodger Pardee | ... | sound editor |
| Geoffrey Patterson | ... | sound mixer (as Geoffrey Lucius Patterson) |
| Marsha Sorce | ... | sound recordist |
| Mark Steinbeck | ... | boom operator (as Mark D. Steinbeck) |
| Thomas Thoms | ... | cable puller |
| Elliot Tyson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jack Keller | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Phillip Beck | ... | special effects supervisor (as Philip Beck Jr.) |
| Ron Petruccione | ... | special effects technician |
| Chris L. Ward | ... | special effects technician (as Chris Ward) |
Visual Effects by
| Mindy Minkow | ... | optical camera |
Stunts
| Dustin Courtney | ... | stunts |
| Ben Jensen | ... | stunts |
| Gary Jensen | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Lane Leavitt | ... | stunts |
| Kenny Bates | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Baer | ... | still photographer |
| Chad C. Barrow | ... | best boy grip |
| Barry Berona | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Vicki Brinkman | ... | camera loader |
| Jonathan Brown | ... | camera operator (as Jonathan W. Brown) |
| Keith Gorman | ... | board operator (as Keith A.F. Gorman) |
| Lisa Guerriero | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| David Horton | ... | grip |
| Dustin A. Huber | ... | rigging gaffer (as Dustin Huber) |
| Jason Jensen | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Jimmy E. Jensen | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| William T. Jones | ... | rigging key grip (as William T. [Jake] Jones) |
| Patti Lee | ... | lamp operator |
| Art Martin | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| David L. Merrill | ... | key grip |
| Darryl Murchison | ... | lamp operator |
| Anthony G. Nakonechnyj | ... | chief lighting technician (as Tony 'Nako' Nakonechnyj) |
| Pat O'Mara | ... | rigging grip |
| Bill Petty | ... | grip |
| Chris Rountree | ... | grip (as Chris Roundtree) |
| Tom Skulski | ... | dolly grip: "b" camera |
| Donald A. Spadoni | ... | best boy rigging grip |
| Chuck Turner | ... | grip |
| Christopher Whitman | ... | best boy electric |
| William D. Wynn | ... | dolly grip (as Bill Wynn) |
| Michael Chang | ... | rigging best boy (uncredited) |
| Art Martin | ... | Steadicam first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Kathryn Eisenstein | ... | casting associate |
| Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
| Charles Matthews | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jeanne Ione Flynn | ... | set costumer |
| Meredith McLaughlin | ... | costumer |
| Parker Poole | ... | costumer (as C. Parker Poole) |
| B.J. Rogers | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Julie Duvic | ... | location manager |
| Anton Pardoe | ... | assistant location manager (as Anton B. Pardoe) |
| Jeremy Alter | ... | location manager: re-shoots (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Charlie Bouis | ... | music recordist |
| Tim Boyle | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
| Bruce Donnelly | ... | additional orchestrator |
| Amanda Goodpaster | ... | music editor |
| Larry Groupé | ... | conductor / orchestrations |
| Frank Macchia | ... | orchestrations |
| John Ottman | ... | orchestrations |
| Robert Puff | ... | music preparation |
| David Sabee | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Lia Vollack | ... | music editor / music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mellanie Bradfield | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Ted Basso | ... | production van driver operator |
| Jim Frear | ... | transportation captain |
| Greg Van Dyke | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Rick Benattar | ... | assistant: Ms. Hamsher/Mr. Murphy |
| Craig Conover | ... | craft service |
| Robin Cross | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Ethel Edwards | ... | production assistant |
| Maureen Estes | ... | studio teacher |
| Susan Giordano | ... | first assistant accountant (as Susan L. Giordano) |
| Bryan Guenzel | ... | production assistant |
| Peter Haas | ... | unit publicist |
| Thomas M. Harper | ... | production assistant |
| John Herget | ... | set medic (as John 'Blue' Herget) |
| Girish Johar | ... | marketing & distribution |
| Joy Lissandrello | ... | production assistant |
| Jo McIllece | ... | production coordinator (as JoJo Leachman McIllece) |
| Tim Monich | ... | dialect coach |
| Johnston H. Moore | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Andy Norris | ... | production assistant |
| Shannon O'Bryan | ... | production secretary |
| Robert Ohlandt | ... | production assistant (as Robert J. Ohlandt) |
| Mary Ottman | ... | medical advisor (as Marry Ottman R.N.) |
| William R. Peck | ... | production assistant |
| Blake Perkinson | ... | production assistant |
| Michael Provart | ... | production assistant |
| Sandy E. Scott | ... | production assistant |
| Matthew Spiegel | ... | production assistant |
| Scott Storm | ... | production assistant (as Scott A. Storm) |
| Eric 'Sprocket' Uporsky | ... | production assistant (as Eric Uporsky) |
| Bob Weber | ... | production accountant |
| Roee Wiczyk | ... | assistant: Mr. Singer |
| Sherry Williams | ... | payroll |
| Terry Goldman | ... | assistant: Mr. Ottman (uncredited) |
| Jack E. Herman | ... | extras set coordinator (uncredited) |
| Thomas J. Larsen | ... | stand-in: Bryan Singer (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Michael Berenbaum | ... | special thanks: SHOAH (as Michael Bernbaum) |
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | special thanks |
| Christopher McQuarrie | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Puopolo | ... | special thanks |
| Jason Rodriguez | ... | special thanks |
| Leslie Swift | ... | special thanks: US Holocaust Museum, Washington, D.C. |
Production Companies
- Phoenix Pictures (presents)
- Bad Hat Harry Productions (producer)
- Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels (in association with)
Distributors
- Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (1998) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia Tristar Films of India (1999) (India) (theatrical) (Mumbai)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (1999) (India) (theatrical) (as Columbia TriStar Films of India) (Mumbai)
- TriStar Pictures (1998) (United States) (theatrical)
- Bontonfilm (1999) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Films (France)
- Columbia TriStar Films de España
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Canada) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Brazil) (VHS)
- Egmont Entertainment (1999) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (1999) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
- SET India (2007) (India) (tv) (Chennai)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Sub (2010) (Finland) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2018) (Australia) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2001) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Digiscope (digital effects)
- Chiodo Brothers Productions
Other Companies
- American Humane Association (animal action monitoring)
- Bruce's Gourmet Catering (catering)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies by)
- Cinema Research (opticals and titles)
- Dolby (in selected theatres)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Kodak (produced on)
- Kona Cutting (negative cutting)
- LA House of Props (special thanks to)
- Lundin Ranch (animal wranglers)
- Martyrs Memorial and Museum of the Holocaust (special thanks to)
- National Museum of Photography, Film & Television (special thanks to)
- Panavision (cameras & lenses)
- Rockbottom Rentals (cell phone rentals)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
- Sony Pictures Studios Property Department (special thanks to)
- Steve Martin's Working Wildlife (animal wranglers)
- Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation (special thanks to)
- TBS Casting (extras casting)
- The Museum of Tolerance and the Simon Wiesenthal Center (special thanks to)
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (special thanks to)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
- Warner Hollywood Studios (recorded at)
- Worldwide Movie Animals (animal wranglers)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Neighborhood boy Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro) discovers that an old man living on his block named Arthur Denker (Sir Ian Mackellan) is a Nazi war criminal. Bowden confronts Denker and offers him a deal: Bowden will not go to the authorities if Denker tells him stories of the concentration camps in World War II. Denker agrees and Bowden starts visiting him regularly. The more stories Bowden hears, the more it affects his personality.
Written by Casey Ward |
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| Taglines | If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $14,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $3,583,151, 25 Oct 1998 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Sir Ian McKellen admitted he was surprised to be asked to play 75-year-old Kurt Dussander, since he was nearing 60 at the time of production. See more » |
| Goofs | Some question Dussander's description of carbon monoxide gas being introduced to gas chambers through pipes, pointing out that Nazi extermination camps used Zyklon B pellets dropped through openings in the roofs of the chambers, which then released prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide) gas. While the extermination camps, Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, Majdanek and KZ camp Sachsenhausen and Dacau did use the Zyklon B method, most of the other major extermination camps (Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka II) and KZ camps used large gas or diesel engines to produce carbon monoxide exhaust, which was then routed to the gas chambers through pipes. This was learned from the experiences of the T-4 project. (The Chelmno camp had no gas chambers, it instead used gas vans, in which the vans' own carbon monoxide exhaust was routed to the rebuild and airtight cargo bay of the vans, which held the victims.) See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Beloved/Happiness/Practical Magic/Love Is the Devil/The Cruise (1998). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tristan Und Isolde See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The film has a 1997 copyright date in the credits. See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
Edward French: Now, wait a minute. You're going to tell people that I did something to you, Todd? Todd Bowden: I don't want to drag you down with me, but I will. I'm better at this then you are. Edward French: Better at what? I'm trying to help you, Todd. Can't you see that? Todd Bowden: You've helped enough. Edward French: I am not going to do nothing. Todd Bowden: Well, you'll fucking have to! If you ever tell anyone about this... the things I'm gonna say about you... they'll never go away. Not for you. Not for your life or career. Think of your job. Think of your son. Even if no one believes me, the police and media will make a background check on you and they will find something. Some dirt such as... the real reason why your wife left you. [after a short pause] Todd Bowden: So... what's it gonna be? Do we have a deal? Edward French: You can't do this, Todd. Todd Bowden: [coldly] You have no idea what I can do. See more » |