Patty Hearst (1988)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Paul Schrader

Writers (WGA):

Patricia Hearst (book) and
Alvin Moscow (book) ...
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Release Date:

23 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

Heiress... kidnap victim... turned urban terrorist... bank robber

Plot:

The true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970's. Her time spent...

Plot Keywords:

Abductor | 1970s | Patty Hearst | Student Radical | Heiress

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Natasha Richardson	...	Patricia Hearst
William Forsythe	...	Teko
Ving Rhames	...	Cinque
Frances Fisher	...	Yolanda
Jodi Long	...	Wendy Yoshimura
Olivia Barash	...	Fahizah
Dana Delany	...	Gelina
Marek Johnson	...	Zoya
Kitty Swink	...	Gabi
Peter Kowanko	...	Cujo (as Pete Kowanko)
Tom O'Rourke	...	Jim Browning
Scott Kraft	...	Steven Weed
Jeff Imada	...	Neighbor
Ermal Williamson	...	Randolph A. Hearst
Elaine Revard	...	Catherine Hearst
Marc Siegler	...	Charles Gould
Toni Attell	...	TV Announcer
Hawthorne James	...	Tall Muslim
Reggie Bruce	...	Short Muslim
Stephannie Howard	...	Woman
Saba Shawel	...	Girl #1
Leilani Fields	...	Girl #2
Mayah McCoy	...	Girl #3
Carey Fox	...	Hippie
Steven Avalos	...	Young Father
James Lawrence Garfield	...	High School Student
Christine Lunde	...	Newscaster (as Christine Lund)
James Kevin Ward	...	Newscaster
Erich Anderson	...	1st Male
James Bolt	...	2nd Male (as James Bershad)
Bradford Bancroft	...	3rd Male
Valerie C. Robinson	...	1st Female
Marta Kober	...	2nd Female
Moss Porter	...	FBI Man #1
Ron Boyd	...	FBI Man #2
John Petievich	...	Policeman
Steven Reisch	...	Photographer
Jeanne McGuire	...	Booking Officer
Judson Matthew Davis	...	Arresting Officer #1
Michael Derek Rubin	...	Arresting Officer #2
Gerald Gordon	...	F. Lee Bailey
John Achorn	...	Al Johnson
Jeff Allin	...	Assistant D.A.
Robert Dickman	...	Doctor
Jack Slater	...	Psychiatrist #1
Byron Clark	...	Psychiatrist #2
Nora Meerbaum	...	Psychiatrist #3
Murray Leaward	...	Psychiatrist #4
Steven Anderson	...	Psychiatrist #5
Maurice Hill	...	Judge Carter
Bill Feeney	...	Court Clerk
Ann Marie Gillis	...	Juror Wentz
Thomas Wagner	...	Juror Wright
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shawn Flanagan	...	Bank teller (uncredited)
Destiny Dylan Reyes	...	Vicky Hearst (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Schrader

Writing credits (WGA)
Patricia Hearst		(book "Every Secret Thing") and
Alvin Moscow		(book "Every Secret Thing")
Nicholas Kazan		(screenplay)

Produced by
James D. Brubaker	....	line producer
Thomas Coleman	....	executive producer
Linda Reisman	....	associate producer
Michael Rosenblatt	....	executive producer
Marvin Worth	....	producer

Original Music by
Scott Johnson

Cinematography by
Bojan Bazelli

Film Editing by
Michael R. Miller

Casting by
Pamela Guest		(as Pamela Rack)

Production Design by
Jane Musky

Art Direction by
Harold Thrasher

Set Decoration by
Jerie Kelter

Costume Design by
Richard Hornung

Makeup Department
Cydney Cornell	....	hair designer
Katherine James	....	makeup artist (as Katherine James-Cosburn)
Kerry Mendenhall	....	makeup assistant

Production Management
Mark Allan	....	production manager
Gordon Wolf	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carol D. Bonnefil	....	second assistant director
Stephen P. Dunn	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Bankson	....	set swing
Dan Dorfer	....	scenic artist
Doug DuRose	....	assistant property master
Flint Esquerra	....	set dresser
Richard A. Frisch	....	swing (as Richard Frisch)
Janet Kusnick	....	concept artist
Robert Lucas	....	lead man
Benjamin Thompson	....	construction coordinator
Gary Wissner	....	assistant art director
Gregory Zemgals	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Andy Aaron	....	sound effects recordist
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Howard Gindoff	....	assistant sound editor
Matthew A. Handal	....	apprentice sound editor
Michael Kirchberger	....	supervising sound editor
Dan Korintus	....	assistant sound editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Matthew McFadden	....	boom operator
Barbara Minor	....	sound editor
Ken Pawlak	....	boom operator
Ira Spiegel	....	sound editor
Deborah Wallach	....	adr editor
Ed White	....	sound mixer
Mel Zelniker	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
George Zamora	....	pyrotechnician

Stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts
Ed Hamilton	....	stunts
Bill McIntosh	....	stunts
Beth Nufer	....	stunts
Grady Walker	....	stunts
Greg Walker	....	stunt coordinator
Rock A. Walker	....	stunt coordinator (as Rock Walker)

Camera and Electrical Department
Marsha Blackburn	....	still photographer
Michael C. Blundell	....	grip (as Michael Blundell)
Thomas F. Cooney	....	electrician (as Thomas Cooney)
Bryan Duggan	....	second camera operator
Steve Glynn	....	grip
Nathaniel Goodman	....	second camera assistant
Bruce Alan Greene	....	steadicam operator
Chris Lombardi	....	steadicam assistant (as Cris Lombardi)
Chris Magee	....	second camera assistant (as Chris Magee Jr.)
John Malvino	....	assistant camera
Marco Mazzei	....	assistant camera
Anthony G. Nakonechnyj	....	chief lighting technician (as Tony Nakonechnyj)
David M. Rakoczy	....	grip (as David Rakoczy)
Lane Russell	....	second assistant camera
Michael 'Spike' Ryan	....	best boy grip
Clive Sacke	....	second camera assistant
David Salamone	....	electrician
David Schmier	....	second camera assistant
Stephen Sharp	....	best boy electric
Stephen Welch	....	key grip (as Steve Welch)

Casting Department
Tory Herald	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Cacavas	....	wardrobe assistant
Ellen Ryba	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Michael Berenbaum	....	first assistant editor
Amy Briamonte	....	apprentice editor
Curtis Croeni	....	apprentice editor
Bob Hart	....	negative cutter
Phil Hetos	....	color timer (as Philip Hetos)
James Y. Kwei	....	assistant editor (as James Kwei)

Music Department
Blaise Dupuy	....	assistant music engineer
Kurt Munkacsi	....	music producer
Michael Riesman	....	conductor
Alex Steyermark	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ed Arter	....	transportation coordinator (as Edward D. Arter)
Robert Fish	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer
Connie Barzaghi	....	script supervisor
Artie Glackin	....	assistant to director
Saul Kahan	....	unit publicist
Jennifer Kaitz	....	assistant production coordinator
Sheldon Katz	....	production auditor (as Sheldon M. Katz)
Lynn C. Marchionno	....	first assistant accountant
Alessandra Mazzola	....	script supervisor
Eileen Turner	....	production assistant: San Francisco
Cynthia Wise	....	production auditor

Production Companies

• Zenith Entertainment

Distributors

• Cannon France (1988) (France) (theatrical)
• Alvorada Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Ascot Video
• Atlantic Releasing Corporation
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Patty

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Anaheim, California, USA

Company:

Zenith Entertainment

Goofs:

Anachronisms: After the shooting at the sporting goods store, Patty says it was "just like Starsky and Hutch". "Starsky and Hutch" (1975) debuted in 1975, a year later than the events in that scene.

Quotes:

Patricia Hearst: [to Cinque] I'm really struggling to overcome my bourgeois upbringing.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Live Freaky Die Freaky (2006)

Soundtrack:

Way Back Home

Just dull

An (allegedly) accurate account of what happened when heiress Patricia Hearst (Natasha Richardson) was kidnapped by a terrorist group. They brainwashed her and she ended up helping them commit crimes.

Plenty of people have gone on and on and on (and on) about the politics of the movie. I can't really comment on that since I was only 12 when she was kidnapped and knew little about it. I saw this movie with no preconceived notions about whether it was true or false or if the politics were accurate. So (as a movie) this fails badly. It's flatly directed, badly acted (except for a few exceptions) and has a script that has some of the dumbest lines I've ever heard. All the "revolutionaires" ideals came across as extremely questionable and I actually started to laugh when Ving Rhames started spouting off about it. This is not to say that Rhames was bad (he was actually pretty good) but the lines he's given are just utter drivel. The only good thing about this is Richardson. Considering she has nothing to work with she's incredible. She convincingly fakes an American accent and Hearst's pain, confusion and terror come through. Still, her acting can't save this terrible movie. This bombed in 1988 and has since sunk without a trace. I heard that Hearst herself saw it and hated it. This really isn't worth your time. Skip it.