Deadfall (1993)

Director:

Christopher Coppola

Writers:

Christopher Coppola (writer) and
Nick Vallelonga (writer)

Release Date:

8 October 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

...The ultimate con

Plot:

After he accidentally kills his father, Mike, during a sting, Joe tries to carry out Mike's dying wish...

Plot Keywords:

Con Trick | Con Artist | Independent Film

Cast

Michael Biehn	...	Joe Donan
Sarah Trigger	...	Diane
Nicolas Cage	...	Eddie
James Coburn	...	Mike Donan / Lou Donan
Peter Fonda	...	Pete
Charlie Sheen	...	Morgan "Fats" Gripp
Talia Shire	...	Sam
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Huey
Michael Constantine	...	Frank
Marc Coppola	...	Bob
Micky Dolenz	...	Bart
Brian Donovan	...	Mitch
Renée Estevez	...	Baby's Babe
Ted Fox	...	Zane
Clarence M. Landry	...	Larry (as Clarence Landry)
Brooks Mondae	...	Star Garden Patron
Gigi Rice	...	Blanche
Angus Scrimm	...	Dr. Lyme
Adrienne Stout	...	Holly
Ron Taylor	...	The Baby
Nick Vallelonga	...	Patsy
Heather Wickham	...	Barmaid
Clarence Williams III	...	Dean
Alexander Masket	...	Boy in Dream Sequence

Directed by
Christopher Coppola

Writing credits
Christopher Coppola		(writer) and
Nick Vallelonga		(writer)

Produced by
Mark Amin	....	executive producer
Barry Barnholtz	....	associate producer
Christopher Coppola	....	co-producer
Gigi de Pourtales	....	associate producer
Robert Engelman	....	line producer
B.K.J. Fox	....	associate producer
Gerson Fox	....	executive producer
Gertrude Fox	....	executive producer
Ted Fox	....	producer

Original Music by
Jim Fox

Cinematography by
Maryse Alberti

Film Editing by
Phillip Linson

Casting by
Kimba Hills

Production Design by
Clare Scarpulla

Art Direction by
Robert Lee Robinson

Set Decoration by
Lisa Monti

Costume Design by
Jaqueline De La Fontaine		(as Jacqueline de La Fontaine)

Makeup Department
Scott Coulter	....	special makeup effects artist
Todd Masters	....	special makeup effects artist
Scott Patton	....	special makeup effects artist
David Syner	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Marc Baptiste	....	post-production supervisor
David Allen Cluck	....	production supervisor (as David Cluck)
Andrew Schuth	....	production manager
David Tripet	....	executive in charge of production (as Dave Tripet)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laurence Barbera	....	first assistant director
David Allen Cluck	....	second unit director
Darren M. Demetre	....	second second assistant director (as Darren Demetre)
Michelle LeDoux	....	second assistant director
Adam W. Wolf	....	second unit director (as Adam William Wolf)

Art Department
Scott Dougherty	....	art department assistant
Chet Maxwell	....	lead man
Rodney Petreikis	....	set dresser
David Rosenberg	....	property master
Cat Sides	....	art department assistant (as Cathy Yoneyama)

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Michael Emery	....	sound mixer
Mark Fay	....	boom operator (as Mark Whitney Fay)
Marc Fishman	....	supervising sound editor (as Marc D. Fishman)
Scott Ganary	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Phillip Darlington	....	special effects assistant
Ron Trost	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Tom Muzila	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Fernando Argüelles	....	additional photographer
Kevin Brown	....	lighting technician
Mike Mickens	....	electrician
William Russell	....	first assistant camera
Mark A. Shelton	....	gaffer
Don Spiro	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Louise Mingenbach	....	assistant costume designer
Patricia Peppard	....	costumer
Janet Schriever	....	wardrobe supervisor
Serena Scott	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Daniel Craven	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Lorin Baumgarten	....	pre-production accountant
Meredith Gordon	....	stand-in
Varda Hardy	....	script supervisor
Brian James	....	stand-in
Eric Miller	....	production coordinator
John Nielsen	....	stand-in
Ivan E. Schwarz	....	location manager
Todd Smith	....	stand-in
Justin Stanley	....	assistant coordinator
Joanne Toll	....	assistant location manager
David Tripet	....	production executive

Production Companies

• Trimark Pictures

Distributors

• Alpha Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Araba Films (Spain)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Trimark Pictures

Runtime:

98 min | Argentina:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Germany:18 | Australia:MA | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Trimark Pictures

Trivia:

Nicolas Cage came onto the set dressed up with a wig, albino contact lenses and dark sunglasses because he thought this would add more authenticity to the character of two-bit hustler, Eddie. Cage was told that he could dress up however he wanted for his part.

Soundtrack:

Three Dollars Left

So Bad it's great

This movie is a must see simply because it is so horrible. Just poor film making with an even poorer script performed by a good cast. It was recommended by a friend (as a great bad movie) and we were near tears from laughter as a continuous parade of well-knowns spit out one cheesy line after another.