The Turning (1992)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

L.A. Puopolo

Writers:

L.A. Puopolo (screenplay) &
Chris Ceraso (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

2 May 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Gillian Anderson In Her First And Most Revealing Role

Plot:

A white supremacist returns to his hometown for the first time in years to try and save his parents' relationship.

Plot Keywords:

Neo Nazi | White Supremacist | Virginia | White Brassiere | Sex On Floor

Cast

Karen Allen	...	Glory Lawson
Raymond J. Barry	...	Mark Harnish
Michael Dolan	...	Clifford Harnish
Tess Harper	...	Martha Harnish
Gillian Anderson	...	April Cavanaugh
Jim Simmons	...	Mayor
Madison Arnold	...	Mr. Cavanaugh
Tannis Benedict	...	Vivian Sinott
John Newton	...	Mr. Creasy
William B. O'Boyle	...	Pete Tarosky (as Bill O'Boyle)
Murphy Larson	...	Rita Smithson
Michael P. Moran	...	Jim McCutcheon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Trigo	...	Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Directed by
L.A. Puopolo

Writing credits
L.A. Puopolo		(screenplay) &
Chris Ceraso		(screenplay)
Chris Ceraso		(play "Home Fires Burning")

Produced by
Matthew Carlisle	....	associate producer
William B. O'Boyle	....	producer
L.A. Puopolo	....	producer
Chrisann Verges	....	line producer

Original Music by
Herb Pilhofer

Cinematography by
J. Michael McClary		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lesley Topping

Casting by
Deborah Brown

Production Design by
Mike Moran

Art Direction by
Gary Levinson

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Baker

Costume Design by
Natasha Landau

Makeup Department
McKinley Kirby	....	hair stylist
McKinley Kirby	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Matthew Carlisle	....	unit production manager
Murphy Larson	....	associate post-production supervisor
Tom Trigo	....	unit manager (as Tomas Trigo)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Carlisle	....	first assistant director
William B. O'Boyle	....	second unit director
Louis Puopolo	....	second assistant director (as Louis A. Puopolo II)

Art Department
Keith Crossley	....	storyboard artist
Steve George	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Joshua Clark	....	apprentice sound editor
Elliot Deitch	....	supervising sound editor
George A. Lara	....	foley engineer (as George Lara)
Terrance Laudermilch	....	foley engineer (as Terry Laudermilch)
Kevin Lee	....	sound editor
Michael Shore	....	sound editor
Zeborah Tidwell	....	assistant sound editor
Kevin M. Tromer	....	boom operator (as Kevin Tromer)
Michael R. Tromer	....	sound mixer (as Mike Tromer)
Brian Vancho	....	foley artist (as Brian Vancha)
Steven Visscher	....	sound editor
Peter Waggoner	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Eddie Burcham	....	electrician
Kenny Byrnes	....	electrician
E. Wes Dempster	....	dolly grip (as Wes Dempster)
Phil Dorman	....	electrician
Andrew Hallbach	....	assistant camera
Tommy Hensley	....	grip
Billy MacTavish	....	best boy grip (as Billy Mactavish)
Peter Mercurio	....	camera operator
Ron Phillips	....	still photographer
Bob Reichmann	....	key grip
Spider Spain	....	best boy
Eddie Stevens	....	generator operator
Eddie Stevens	....	swing grip
John Michael Taylor	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lou Stoker	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Earl Dittebrandt	....	assistant editor
Mark Ginsberg	....	color timer
Aura Truslow	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Eric Pilhofer	....	music mixer
Eric Pilhofer	....	music recordist

Other crew
Jamie Ader-Brown	....	marketing consultant
Jamie Ader-Brown	....	unit publicist
Maria Arago	....	assistant: Mr. Puopolo
Dean Bailey	....	production assistant
Kes Blackwell	....	disc jockey
Mitchell Cannon	....	craft service
Matthew Grant	....	key production assistant
Murphy Larson	....	production accountant
Michael Long	....	caterer
J. Louis	....	caterer
Dan Malone	....	production assistant
Patrick Paine	....	production assistant
Pete Pardue	....	security officer
Christian Puopolo	....	production assistant
Wendy Lee Roberts	....	script supervisor
Teresa Ruble	....	production secretary
Ira Schreck	....	legal service
John Sloss	....	legal service
Jayson Taylor	....	production assistant
Nina Tisch	....	assistant: Mr. O'Boyle
Tom Trigo	....	location manager (as Tomas Trigo)
Aura Truslow	....	production assistant
Janice Wilde	....	production coordinator

Thanks
Darrell Bailey	....	thanks (as Chief of Police Darrell Bailey)
Bill Butler	....	thanks
Rita D. McClenny	....	thanks: Virginia Film Office (as Rita McClenny, Associate Director)
Walter Moore	....	thanks (as Councilman Walter Moore)
Laura Oaksmith	....	thanks: Director, Virginia Film Office (as Laura Oaksmith)
Jim Simmons	....	thanks (as Mayor Jim Simmons)
Early Smith	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Puopolo Productions (as L.A. Puopolo Productions, Inc.)
• White Deer Productions

Distributors

• Leo Films (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Phaedra Cinema (1997) (USA)

Other Companies

• Albert G. Ruben and Company  production insurance (as Albert G. Ruben & Co.)
• Applebox  grip equipment (as Apple Box)
• Balsmeyer and Everett  main and end titles designed by (as Balsmeyer & Everett, Inc.)
• Center For Christian Action  thanks
• Chefs On Parade  catering
• Eastern Optical EFX  opticals
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services
• Frankfurt, Garbus, Kurnit, Klein & Selz  legal services (as Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein & Selz)
• Greater Bluefields Chamber of Commerce  thanks
• Keeser Construction Co.  thanks
• Little Valley RV  motor homes
• Macks Oil  thanks
• Morrison & Foerster  legal services
• Norfolk Southern Corporation  thanks (as Norfolk Southern Railroad)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• People of Pocahontas, Virginia  very special thanks
• Sound One Corporation  sound re-recording (as Sound One Corp.)
• Synapsis Co.  thanks
• Tazewell County Chamber of Commerce  thanks
• Technicolor  color by (as Technicolor®)
• Tribeca Film Center  very special thanks
• United Methodist Church  thanks
• Virginia Film Office  thanks
• WBDY  thanks
• West Virginia American Water Company  thanks

Also Known As:

Home Fires Burning (USA) (working title)
Pocahontas, Virginia

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Pocahontas, Virginia, USA

Company:

Puopolo Productions

Movie Connections:

References Modern Times (1936)

Soundtrack:

Another Winter Without You

Predictable in every sense

Ugh! A play that someone decided needed to be made into a film. Everything is predictable in this movie from the get go. If you have seen at least one "troubled youth comes home" movie then you know what is in store. The movie is a series of confrontations, I guess that's someone's idea of good drama - conflict. To me, it gets old fast. The only thing to recommend is the Virginia scenery but it's nicer to get outside and go see the countryside then to put up with this.