Alan & Naomi (1992)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Sterling Van Wagenen

Writers (WGA):

Myron Levoy (novel)
Jordan Horowitz (screenplay)

Release Date:

31 January 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Based on the book by Myron Levoy.

Plot Keywords:

Young Girl | Young Boy | 1940s | Boy And Girl | Children

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Lukas Haas	...	Alan Silverman
Vanessa Zaoui	...	Naomi Kirschenbaum
Michael Gross	...	Sol Silverman
Amy Aquino	...	Ruth Silverman
Kevin Connolly	...	Shaun Kelly
Zohra Lampert	...	Mrs. Liebman
Victoria Christian	...	Mrs. Kirschenbaum
Charlie Dow	...	Joe Condello
Randy Williams	...	Ken Newman
Mary McMillan	...	Mrs. Landley
Richard K. Olsen	...	Finch
Stacey Moseley	...	Gloria
Mark Fincannon	...	Mr. Kirschenbaum
Becky Wyatt	...	Norma
Derek Knott	...	Larry Dennison
D. Anthony Pender	...	Usher
Blake A. Edwards	...	Tommy Frankel (as Blake Edwards)
Shawn Ryan	...	Tony Ferrara
Brian Button	...	Boy #1
Mick McGovern	...	Officer Danny
Michael Stanton Kennedy	...	Officer Pat (as Michael Kennedy)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Darwin Brandis	...	Stickball Player (uncredited)
Jason Andrew O'Malley	...	Classmate (uncredited)

Directed by
Sterling Van Wagenen

Writing credits (WGA)
Myron Levoy		(novel)
Jordan Horowitz		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Anderson	....	producer
Mark Balsam	....	producer
Edward M. Grant	....	associate producer
Jonathan Pillot	....	executive producer
Don Schain	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Dick Hyman

Cinematography by
Paul Ryan

Film Editing by
Cari Coughlin

Production Design by
George Goodridge

Art Direction by
Barbara Kahn Kretschmer

Set Decoration by
Vernon Harrell

Costume Design by
Alonzo Wilson		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Dalaree Goodwin	....	assistant hair stylist
Jeff Goodwin	....	key makeup artist
Michelle Johnson	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
David Blake Hartley	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rip Murray	....	first assistant director
Cynthia E. Williams	....	second assistant director
Juliette Yager	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Dan Anderson	....	art department assistant
Dax Anderson	....	art department assistant
Beth Berkshire	....	assistant property master
Rufus Best	....	set carpenter
John Bromell	....	set dresser
Hank P. Constantineau	....	sign painter
Peter Durand	....	set dresser (as Peter J. Durand)
Peter J. Durand	....	set dresser
Tara Foran	....	art department assistant
Beth Giles	....	set dresser (as Elizabeth Giles)
Carl Hector	....	set dresser
Russell Jones	....	set dresser (as Russ Jones)
General Fermon Judd Jr.	....	set dresser (as Fermon Judd)
Danny Kiser	....	construction coordinator
John D. Kretschmer	....	set dresser
Gary W. Lang	....	construction foreman (as Gary Long)
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur	....	property master (as Tantar LeViseur)
Stephen C. Peterman	....	lead man
Daniel Samppala	....	model maker
'Polar Bear' Shaw	....	set dresser (as Polar Bear Shaw)
Lawrence Ross Shepard	....	scenic artist (as Larry Shephard)
Barry Spencer	....	set carpenter
Brian Stultz	....	storyboard artist
Louis Terry	....	set dresser
Dick Van Newkirk	....	stand-by carpenter (as Dick VanNewkirk)
Sarah Van Wagenen	....	art department assistant (as Sarah VanWagenen)
John D. Wallace	....	charge scenic

Sound Department
Logan Breit	....	assistant sound editor
Doug Byran	....	supervising sound editor
Robert J. Castaldo	....	foley artist
Aaron Kropf	....	assistant sound engineer
Susan Pelino	....	assistant sound engineer
Gary A. Theard	....	boom operator (as Gary Theard)
Jeff Timbs	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Rick Waddell	....	sound mixer
Todd Whitelock	....	assistant sound engineer
Byron Wilson	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Greg Hull	....	special effects

Stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Adams	....	grip
Monty Bass	....	dolly grip (as Monte E. Bass)
Logan R. Berkshire	....	grip (as Logan Berkshire)
Michael Bonsignore	....	grip
Scott R. Davis	....	key grip
Bill Finger	....	second assistant camera
Herb Harton	....	additional photographer
Scott Hillman	....	grip
Robert Hoelen	....	best boy grip (as Robert G. Hoelen)
Terry D. Long	....	electrician
Spencer McDonald	....	first assistant camera (as Spencer L. McDonald)
Stephen Perry	....	gaffer (as Steve Perry)
Keith Pickett	....	best boy electric
Dale C. Robinson	....	electrician
Mark Smith	....	electrician
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Jeanne Biras	....	casting: Paris
Craig Fincannon	....	casting: Wilmington (uncredited)
Mark Fincannon	....	casting: Wilmington (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Erika Anderson	....	costume supervisor
Ilse Graves	....	seamstress
Kristina Van Wagenen	....	costume assistant (as Kristina VanWagenen)
Anna M. Welcome	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Pamela Choules	....	apprentice editor
Robert Colley	....	color timer
Tracy Dorsey	....	apprentice editor
Carole Henderson Harrington	....	first assistant editor
Dean Holder	....	second assistant editor
Doug Richen	....	apprentice editor
Jennifer D. Scudder	....	apprentice editor
Gary Wallace	....	negative cutter
Karen Witte	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Anahid Ajemian	....	musician: violin
Dan Barrett	....	musician: trombone
John Beal	....	musician: bass
Raymond Beckenstein	....	musician: saxophone (as Ray Beckenstein)
Vincent Bell	....	musician: guitar
Phil Bodner	....	musician: clarinet, flute and saxophone
Dave Carey	....	musician: percussion
Mel Davis	....	musician: trumpet
John Frosk	....	musician: trumpet
Maureen Gallagher	....	musician: viola
Joel Helleny	....	musician: trombone
Dick Hyman	....	conductor
Dick Hyman	....	musician: piano
Wally Kane	....	musician: saxophone
Walt Levinsky	....	music recording supervisor
Joe Malin	....	music contractor
John Mical	....	music preparation
Matthew Raimondi	....	musician: violin
Mark Orrin Shuman	....	musician: cello (as Mark Shuman)
Ted Sommer	....	musician: drums
Frank Wess	....	musician: saxophone
Joe Wilder	....	musician: trumpet
Roy B. Yokelson	....	music recording engineer

Transportation Department
Edward W. Bozeman	....	driver
Ron M. Field	....	driver: honeywagon
Anthony Forester	....	driver
Neil Hyman	....	transportation coordinator
David Outlaw	....	driver
Linda Pickett	....	driver
Bill Pitts	....	transportation captain
Jesse Adam Smith	....	driver
Lorri F. Sumner	....	driver

Other crew
David L. Aaron	....	title designer
Betsy Anderson	....	set production assistant
Duke Anderson	....	stand-in
Susan B. Asbjornson	....	guardian: Mr. Haas
Alex Balestrero	....	stand-in
Mary Bridges	....	assistant production accountant
C.F. Burton	....	set medic
Chrissie Davis	....	production coordinator
Carrie Durose	....	assistant production coordinator (as Carrie DuRose)
Reva Grantham	....	assistant to chef (as Riva Grantham)
Sandra M. Haskell	....	script supervisor (as Sandra Marley Haskell)
Alexander Johnston	....	location manager (as Sandy Johnston)
Janalee O'Bagy	....	set production assistant
Jean-Marie Pélissié	....	dialogue coach: Miss Zaoui (as Jean-Marie Pelissie)
Randall Pickett	....	craft service
Pam Plummer	....	extras coordinator
Manny Sarris	....	set production assistant
Nicole Silverstein	....	assistant: Mr. Schain
Mark Snyder	....	chef
John Stuart	....	office production assistant
Arthur Van Wagenen	....	stand-in (as Arthur VanWagenen)
William Van Wagenen	....	stand-in (as William VanWagenen)
Anne Wilson	....	production accountant (as Anne Moosman)
Stacy Barnhill	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Jeff Crane	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Jason Andrew O'Malley	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Leucadia Film Corporation
• Maltese Productions

Distributors

• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Triton Pictures
• Video Omega (Argentina) (video)

Other Companies

• Allied/WBS Film & Video Services  post-production sound services
• Antland Productions  music recording
• Fincannon & Associates  casting: Wilmington
• Ultravision  camera equipment provided by
• Walken-Jaffe  principal casting: New York

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Allied)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #30904) | Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Leucadia Film Corporation

Haas Lifts This Teen Melodrama

Normally, I wouldn't go for a movie centered around two young teens but this is well-done and one of the actors, Lukas Haas, is a veteran despite his age. (He was the little Amish boy in "Witness").

Haas is outstanding in here, particularly in conveying his feelings throughout the film. It's a story that could easily be trite or corny but winds up appealing with no unpleasant scenes overdone. That could have happened since the girl (Vanessa Zaoui) is a traumatized kid with several mental problems. Michael Gross and Amy Aquino, meanwhile, do a decent job of playing Jewish parents and it's nice to see a father portrayed in a positive light, for a change.

In summary, a good and somewhat underrated melodrama