Tempest (1982)

Director:

Paul Mazursky

Writers:

Leon Capetanos (writer)
Paul Mazursky (writer)
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Release Date:

13 August 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Most men dream their fantasies. Phillip decided to live his.

Plot:

A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful...

Plot Keywords:

Ship | Cave | Marriage | Architect | Divorcee

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

John Cassavetes	...	Phillip Dimitrius
Gena Rowlands	...	Antonia Dimitrius
Susan Sarandon	...	Aretha Tomalin
Vittorio Gassman	...	Alonzo
Raul Julia	...	Kalibanos
Molly Ringwald	...	Miranda Dimitrius
Sam Robards	...	Freddy
Paul Stewart	...	Phillip's Father
Jackie Gayle	...	Trinc
Anthony Holland	...	Sebastian
Jerry Hardin	...	Harry Gondorf
Lucianne Buchanan	...	Dolores
Vassilis Glezakos	...	Captain
Luigi Laezza	...	Sailor
Sergio Nicolai	...	Sailor
Carol Ficatier	...	Gabrielle
Peter Lombard	...	Mackenzie
Cynthia Harris	...	Cynthia
Paul Hecht	...	Paul
Mark Soper	...	Mark
Murray Grand	...	Pianist
Betsy Mazursky	...	Betsy Bloomfield
Paul Mazursky	...	Producer
Nadine Darling	...	Nurse
Filomena Spagnuolo	...	Old Lady (as Filomena M. Spagnuolo)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Al Cerullo	...	Pilot
Clint Chin	...	Steward (uncredited)
Rudy Churney	...	Man With Pigeons (uncredited)
Evanthia Glezakou	...	Old Woman (uncredited)
Nina Kolment	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Camille Lefko	...	Guard (uncredited)
John Marolakos	...	New York Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Barry Mitchell	...	Woody Allen Look-Alike (uncredited)
Giorgos Moschidis	...	Athens Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Nicos Mousoullis	...	Deck Hand (uncredited)
Stella Nastou	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Sheila Ozden	...	Belly Dancer (uncredited)
Thanasis Pagonis	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Fred Pasternack	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Mike Tremont	...	Diplomat (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Mazursky

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Leon Capetanos		writer
Paul Mazursky		writer
William Shakespeare		play

Produced by
Steven Bernhardt	....	co-producer
Pato Guzman	....	co-producer
Paul Mazursky	....	producer

Original Music by
Stomu Yamashta

Cinematography by
Donald McAlpine

Film Editing by
Donn Cambern

Casting by
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by
Pato Guzman
Gianni Quaranta

Art Direction by
Paul Eads

Set Decoration by
Giorgio Desideri
Paul Hefferan

Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky

Makeup Department
Giuseppe Banchelli	....	makeup artist (as Peppino Banchelli)
Jay Cannistraci	....	department head makeup
William A. Farley	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Mara Blasetti	....	production manager: Rome
Nikos Doukas	....	unit manager
Tony LaMarca	....	unit production manager: NYC
Aspa Lambrou	....	production manager: Greece

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Franco Amurri	....	second assistant director
Donn Cambern	....	second unit director: Greece
Mario Jurisic	....	assistant director
Irby Smith	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Elio Altamura	....	property master

Sound Department
Dennis Maitland	....	sound mixer
Dennis Maitland II	....	sound recordist: Rome
Kim Maitland	....	boom operator
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Fernando Pérez	....	special effects
Adriano Pischiutta	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Bran Ferren	....	special visual effects

Stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	stunt coordinator (as Frankie Ferrara)
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Franco Maria Salamon	....	stunt coordinator: Rome
Riccardo Mioni	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Sergio Mioni	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Stefano Maria Mioni	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lou Barlia	....	camera operator
Bobby Brown	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, New York
Mimmo Cattarinich	....	still photographer
Romolo Eucalitto	....	first assistant camera
Aldo Laureti	....	electrician
Alan Pappe	....	still photographer
Maurizio Piano	....	assistant camera
Alvaro Romagnoli	....	gaffer
Giuseppe Tinelli	....	assistant camera
Giacomo Tomaselli	....	key grip
Robbie Young	....	gaffer
Massimo Zeri	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Orietta Nasalli-Rocca	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Annelisa Forcella	....	assistant film editor
J. Kathleen Gibson	....	apprentice editor
Steve Mirkovich	....	assistant editor
Elvio Sordoni	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Michael Shrieve	....	musician: drums
D. David Lewis	....	music arranger (uncredited)

Other crew
Gino Landi	....	choreographer
Pasquale Martino	....	animal trainer
Jill Mazursky	....	production assistant
Meg Mazursky	....	assistant to producer
Roberto Ornaro	....	production accountant
Lillian Pyles	....	assistant production coordinator
Alfredo Sinatra	....	production accountant
Renata Stoia	....	script supervisor
Geoffrey Taylor	....	assistant: Mr. Mazursky
Nancy Willen	....	unit publicist
Jenny Wykes	....	unit nurse
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures
• LK-TEL (1983) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Associates and Ferren

Runtime:

Canada:142 min (Ontario) | Israel:136 min | Argentina:136 min | USA:140 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track | Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-12 | USA:PG | Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Paul Mazursky]First guest to be greeted by the architect at the New Year's Eve party.

Quotes:

Kalibanos: I want to touch... I want to kiss... I want to balanga you with my bonny Johnny!

Movie Connections:

References "Fridays" (1980)

Soundtrack:

New York, New York

Disjointed and different, but never boring....

For many years I thought I was the only person on the planet who had seen TEMPEST, and I am so glad to learn that I am not the only person who discovered this sleeper somewhere in their movie-going travails. Loosely based on the Shakesperean play, TEMPEST follows an architect (the late John Cassavettes, in one of his best performances), bored with his work and his crumbling marriage (to real life spouse Gene Rowlads), who decides to chuck it all, say the hell with the rat race and go live on an island with his daughter (Molly Ringwald, in her film debut), and new girlfriend Aretha (a luminous Susan Sarandon). Even though Paul Mazursky is credited as director, Cassavettes hand is all over this film...the long scenes filmed without cutting, the improvisatory feel to the dialogue..., the self-indulgent storytelling style, this is definitely his show from beginning to end, and if you're not a fan of his work, the film will seem laboriously long and dull but if you are a fan, there are rewards to be had. Cassavettes is surrounded by a first rate cast...his scenes with Rowlands crackle with intensity and his surprising chemistry with Sarandon is a stark contrast to his scenes with Rowlands. Ringwald shines in her film debut and there is a scene-stealing performance by the late Raul Julia as Kalibanos, Cassavettes' manservant on the island. Julia stops the show in one scene dancing with a flock of sheep accompanied by Liza Minnelli singing "New York, New York". This film is sad and tragic and funny and intense. Yes, it's a little long and disjointed and it works a little too hard at being different (there's even a curtain call at the end of the film), but it never fails to hold the attention of those who like something a little different in their filmgoing.