The Revenge of Al Capone (1989) (TV)

Director:

Michael Pressman

Writer (WGA):

Tracy Keenan Wynn (written by)

Release Date:

26 February 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.

Plot Keywords:

Al Capone | Scarface | Sequel | FBI Chief | US Treasury Agents

Cast

Keith Carradine	...	Michael Rourke
Ray Sharkey	...	Scarface
Debrah Farentino	...	Jennie
Charles Haid	...	Alex Connors
Jayne Atkinson	...	Elizabeth
Neil Giuntoli	...	Dutch Schultz (as Neil Gray Giuntoli)
Charles Hallahan
James Handy
Scott Paulin	...	Eliot Ness
Alan Rosenberg	...	Frank Nitti
Jordan Charney	...	J. Edgar Hoover
Robert Benedetti	...	Mayor Anton Cermak
Peter Noel Duhamel
Tony Amendola	...	Zangara
Christopher Carroll	...	Judge
Donald Craig	...	FDR
John DiSanti	...	D'Andrea (as John Di Santi)
Bradford English	...	Warden Johnson
Elaine Joyce	...	Chanteuse
William Long Jr.	...	Captain
Michael Medeiros	...	Coletti (as Michael Medieros)
Raymond O'Keefe	...	Desk Sergeant
Jim Brunner	...	Reporter
Kate Brenner	...	Amanda
Jeffrey Concklin	...	Reporter
Nick Corello	...	Driver
Kimberly Cullum	...	Becky
Troy Evans	...	Harry Lang
Marc Figueroa	...	Bugsy Siegel
Ron Gilbert	...	Schultz's Lawyer
Joe Gilbride	...	Henchman
Gary Gordon	...	Policeman
Michael Hungerford	...	Henry Miller
Heath Jobes	...	Lawyer in Miami
Edmund Lane	...	Miami Newsman (as Scott Edmund Lane)
Marty Levy	...	Reporter
Dave Matzke	...	Henchman
Nicholas Mele	...	Lucky Luciano
Burr Middleton	...	Reporter
Reno Nichols	...	Tourist
Conor O'Farrell	...	Sgt. Callahan
Steven J. Oliver	...	Newsman (as Steven Jason Oliver)
Judith Piquet	...	Nurse
Eugene Pressman	...	Reporter
Michael Pressman	...	Agent
Charles Prior	...	Snitch
Michael Prokopuk	...	Atlanta Guard
Debby Lynn Ross	...	Schultz's Girl (as Debbie Lynn Ross)
David Stenstrom	...	Fred Clawson (as David Stentstrom)
Bob Swain	...	Reporter
Kirk Thornton	...	Reporter
Merritt Yohnka	...	Agent

Directed by
Michael Pressman

Writing credits (WGA)
Tracy Keenan Wynn		(written by)

Produced by
John Levoff	....	executive producer
Robert Lovenheim	....	executive producer
Vicki Niemi	....	producer (as Vicki Niemi-Gordon)
Tracy Keenan Wynn	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Craig Safan

Cinematography by
Tim Suhrstedt

Film Editing by
Jeff Freeman

Casting by
Judith Holstra

Production Design by
Stephen Storer

Set Decoration by
Sharon Viljoen

Costume Design by
Heidi Kaczenski

Makeup Department
Dan Frey	....	assistant hair stylist
Dan Frey	....	assistant makeup artist
Lesa Nielsen	....	key makeup artist (as Lesa A. Nielson)
Jason Joseph Sica	....	hair stylist: Ray Sharkey (as Jason Sica)
Candy L. Walken	....	key hair stylist (as Candy Ford-Walker)

Production Management
Stephen McEveety	....	production manager (as Steve McEveety)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Cotone	....	dga trainee (as Mark G. Cotone)
Christine Larson	....	second assistant director
Dennis Maguire	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Greg Benge	....	set dresser
Tina Carriere	....	props assistant
Michael Davis	....	storyboard artist
Craig Gadsby	....	set dresser
Nathan Haas	....	assistant art director
David E. Harshbarger	....	property master
Clayton Hartley	....	lead man (as Clay Hartley)
Christopher Harwood	....	swing gang (as Chris Harwood)
Philip Shofner	....	swing gang
Tedi Tate	....	assistant property master (as Tedi C. Tate)
Jeff Wallace	....	construction foreman
Jeffrey Whitman	....	construction coordinator
Helen Wilson	....	draper

Sound Department
Brent Brewington	....	boom operator
Joseph Geisinger	....	sound mixer
Jay M. Harding	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Jay Harding)
Jerelyn J. Harding	....	adr editor (as Jerelyn Golding)
Sam Horta	....	sound editor
Aaron Rochin	....	sound re-recording mixer
John J. Stephens	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Stephens)

Special Effects by
Josh Hakian	....	assistant special effects
Eddie Surkin	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Clay Boss	....	stunts
Bobby Burns	....	stunts (as Bobby Andrew Burns)
Phil Culotta	....	stunts
Al Jones	....	stunts
Jerry Sloan	....	stunts
Edward J. Ulrich	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Shunil Borpujari	....	key grip
Jerry Day	....	grip
David E. Elkins	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Bob Field	....	gaffer (as Robert N. Field Jr.)
Elwin 'Bub' Greer	....	best boy grip
Mark Karen	....	first assistant camera
Cindy Lagerstrom	....	electrician
Adrian Licciardi	....	second assistant camera
Michael Pizzuto	....	grip
John Preston	....	electrician
Robert A. Preston	....	best boy electric (as Robert Preston)
Geoffrey Schaaf	....	photographer: second unit (as Geoff Schaaf)
Rick Spears	....	electrician
Craig Storper	....	grip
Brian Tilden	....	electrician

Casting Department
Melanie Holstra	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancie Kopelow	....	costumer
Katina Le Kerr	....	seamstress (as Katina Kerr)
Merry Lowry-Donner	....	costumer
Anne Reghi	....	key costumer
Judy Roberts	....	seamstress
Jenny Schaffner	....	set costumer (as Jenny G. Schaffner)

Editorial Department
Greg Hittelman	....	second assistant editor (as Gregory Hittelman)
Benjamin Rapoport	....	apprentice editor (as Ben Rapoport)
Barbara Riley	....	negative cutter
Julie J. Webb	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Stu Goldberg	....	composer: additional score
Daniel J. Johnson	....	music editor
Ken Johnson	....	music editor
Steve Livingston	....	music editor

Transportation Department
E.O. Braden	....	driver
Howard Brady Davidson	....	transportation coordinator (as Howard Davidson)
Gary Hellerstein	....	driver (as Gary M. Hellerstein)
Russell H. Hoverson	....	driver (as Russell Hoverson)
Niels Irgen-Moller	....	driver (as Niels Irgens-Moller)
Arthur Kohlhoff	....	driver
Gregory A. Landes	....	driver (as Gregory Landes)
Benjamin Lopez	....	cook driver
David Marder	....	driver
Gary Paulsen	....	transportation captain
Stan Sydel	....	driver
David Turner	....	driver (as David J. Turner)

Other crew
Warren Archibald	....	production assistant
Adam J. Braff	....	assistant to director (as Adam Braff)
Brian Brosnan	....	location manager (as Brian G. Brosnan)
Donella Coffey	....	production secretary
Louise Del Araujo	....	wrangler
Jan Garner	....	production accountant
Michael Graham	....	researcher
Maggie Hickerson	....	assistant to producers
Judith Jennings	....	studio teacher (as Judy Jennings)
Elaine Joyce	....	choreographer
Diane Katz	....	production coordinator
Lyn Matsuda	....	script supervisor
Phill Norman	....	title designer
Michael Prokopuk	....	production assistant
Luis Rodriguez	....	cook's helper
Mark Steinbeck	....	stand-in
Brian Steward	....	production assistant
Laurie Stuebe	....	assistant production accountant
Boyd Wilson	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• River City Productions Inc.
• Unity Productions Inc.

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1989) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Vidmark Entertainment (video)
• Zia Film Distribution (Canada) (non-USA)

Other Companies

• Classic Auto Rental  picture vehicles
• General Cameras West  Arriflex cameras provided by
• Holzer Roche Casting  extras casting
• Mario's Catering  catering
• Shawn's Catering  craft service

Also Known As:

Capone
Capone in Jail (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R

Company:

River City Productions Inc.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Several 50-star US flags are shown in the 1930s, a time when there were 48 states.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Untouchables" (1959)

Very well made movie...

This is one of those movies that not everyone knows about. I got this movie on the swap meet a couple weeks ago and wasn't very thrilled to see it, judging it by the cover, despite being a mob movie fan myself. You know how they say, "never judge a book by its cover"? Well now I say, "never judge a MOVIE by its cover"... or title and cast. To be honest I thought this was going to be another B, low budget cheesy gangster movie... the title said it all... "CAPONE". Period... My God was I wrong. To all of you mob flick junkies, this is one movie you CANNOT miss... Before I get a lot into the movie, I will say (and a lot of you might not like it) 'CAPONE' is better than some mainstream gangster movies, like 'THe UNtouchables' for example: to me the untouchables was a HUGE failure (and excuse Mr. De Palma)for a couple of reasons...it didnt stick to reality (Nitti being thrown off a roof and landing on a car?), It glorifies law enforcement, which is a MAJOR DOWNSIDE in mob movies, given the fact that most MOB film fans always root for the bad guys, and it had Kevin Costner in it. I think that the only reason why Untouchables was a hit, was due to its cast.. DeNiro, Costner, Connery, Garcia... et., al. "CAPONE" on the other hand, does a better job portraying the mob and law enforcement, with an unknown, but very talented cast. There's good acting, good cinematography.. but the sound wasnt too good, at least on the VHS version that I own. It would've been better if Capone had been a little "fatter", thats something that I always argue... he should've been an Italian olive.

Bottom line... SEE IT. A very well made movie, with excellent acting, good action scenes and set on beautiful 1930's and late 40's.