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Director:
Paul Mazursky
Writer (WGA):
Paul Mazursky (written by)
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Release Date:
30 April 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Harry Stone (Danny Aiello), a formerly top notch director, has had three disastrous movies in a row... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Great midlife crisis fantasy more (6 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Danny Aiello ... Harry Stone

Dyan Cannon ... Ellen Stone
Clotilde Courau ... Françoise

Shelley Winters ... Yetta
Barry Miller ... Ronnie Liebowitz

Jerry Stiller ... Phil Hirsch

Chris Penn ... Gregory Stone
Little Richard ... President

Jodi Long ... Yakimoto Yakimura
Rebecca Miller ... Carrie

Stephen Tobolowsky ... Mike Krakower
Caroline Aaron ... Nancy Osborne
Rita Karin ... Grandmother
Linda Carlson ... Bernadette
Kimiko Gelman ... Patti Wong (as Kimiko Cazanov)

Ally Sheedy ... Molly-Girl / Herself

J.D. Daniels ... Young Harry

Spalding Gray ... Doctor

Elya Baskin ... Russian Cab Driver
Michael Greene ... Mission Control Farmer
Robert Cicchini ... Electronics Store Clerk

John Rothman ... Chauffeur

Castulo Guerra ... Jose Martinez
Caris Corfman ... Young Yetta
Arthur Taxier ... Father
Sol Frieder ... Grandfather
Paul Mazursky ... Butch Levine

Michael Shulman ... Young Butch
Brandon Danziger ... Pinnie
Louis Falk ... Irwin
Ben Diskin ... Little Boy 1945

Geoffrey Blake ... Clem
Brent Hinkley ... Farm Boy

Eric Edwards ... Farm Boy
Richmond Arquette ... Farm Boy

Stephen Polk ... Farm Boy
Paul Bates ... Kareem
Marcus Naylor ... Concierge
Joe Pecoraro ... Doorman
Betsy Mazursky ... Pharmacy Clerk
Michael Harris ... David
Anna Maria Clark ... Molly
Caroline Clark ... Molly
Arthur French ... Car Man
Erik King ... Man with Beer

Davenia McFadden ... Woman in Window

Larry Gilliard Jr. ... Boy Who Stopped (as Lawrence Gilliard Jr.)
Sharrieff Pugh ... Boy Who Also Stopped
Billy Jaye ... FX Man
Sergio Premoli ... Alberto

Mark Deakins ... Clapper Boy

Brooke Smith ... 1st A.D.
Chuck Flores ... Drummer
Bob Harrison ... Bassist
Michael Asher ... Piano Player
Andre Philippe ... Mr. Aronowitz

Fyvush Finkel ... Mr. Shacknoff
Nathaniel Katzman ... Uncle Morris
Waldemar Kalinowski ... Crying Man

Twink Caplan ... Crying Woman
Tony Conforti ... Crying Man in Candy Store (as Tony Conferti)
Steve Cody ... Tractor Man
Jill Mazursky ... Tractor Woman
Zeljko Negovetic ... Wagon Driver
Chris Vecchione ... Farm Girl
Randall Wulff ... Adam (as Scott Wulff)
Jacklynn Jill Evans ... Eve

Hap Lawrence ... Gothic Man
Patricia Place ... Gothic Woman

Michael Ashe ... Elegant Man
Tiffany Salerno ... Elegant Woman
Richard Coate ... Plaza Hotel Waiter
Josif Shikhil ... Russian Man Coney Island
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

John Brennan ... Downtown Man (uncredited)

Griffin Dunne ... Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited)

Dudley Moore ... Dudley Moore as Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited)

Isabella Rossellini ... Planet Cleveland Woman (uncredited)
Donald Trump ... Himself (uncredited)
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Directed by
Paul Mazursky 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Paul Mazursky (written by)

Produced by
Paul Mazursky .... producer
Patrick McCormick .... executive producer
Stuart H. Pappé .... co-producer (as Stuart Pappé)
 
Original Music by
Michel Legrand 
 
Cinematography by
Fred Murphy 
 
Film Editing by
Stuart H. Pappé  (as Stuart Pappé)
 
Casting by
Carrie Frazier 
Shani Ginsberg 
 
Production Design by
James D. Bissell  (as James Bissell)
 
Art Direction by
Christopher Burian-Mohr 
 
Set Decoration by
Dorree Cooper 
 
Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky 
 
Makeup Department
Wayne Massarelli .... makeup artist: Ms. Canon
Valli O'Reilly .... makeup artist
Gigi Williams .... makeup artist
Joy Zapata .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Patrick McCormick .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Henry Bronchtein .... first assistant director
Jane Paul .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Joseph Alfieri .... construction coordinator
Christopher Amy .... first assistant property master
Mark Bachman .... scenic charge
John Berger .... art director: New York
Guido DeCurtis .... leadman
Majid Falamaki .... assistant art director
David L. Glazer .... property master
 
Sound Department
David Behle .... sound recordist
Patrick Bietz .... sound editor
Michael Herbick .... sound re-recording mixer
Randall L. Johnson .... boom operator (as Randall Johnson)
Robert J. Litt .... sound re-recording mixer
Norman B. Schwartz .... adr supervisor (as Norman Schwartz)
Elliot Tyson .... sound re-recording mixer
James E. Webb .... production sound mixer
Rosemarie Wheeler .... adr editor
John Roesch .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Tom Martinek .... motion control assistant: Apogee
Hans Metz .... special effects technician
Michael Wood .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Mike Chambers .... visual effects producer
David Stump .... effects director of photography
John Swallow .... visual effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Danny Aiello III .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Anderberg .... grip
Michael Burke .... gaffer: New York
Bruce Byall .... best boy grip
Tim Collins .... grip
Mitch Dubin .... camera operator
Brian Hamill .... still photographer
Nils Johnson .... key video assist: New York
Brett Laumann .... electrical best boy
Steve Mathis .... gaffer
Matthew Morrissey .... assistant camera
David Norris .... camera operator: Wescam camera
Steve Smith .... key grip
Cleo Terrio .... grip
Patricia Van Over .... first assistant camera (as Pattie Vanover)
 
Music Department
Dan Wallin .... music recording engineer
Ted Whitfield .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Tom Briggs .... transportation coordinator
Michael Hyde .... local transportation captain
 
Other crew
Corey Burton .... adr loop group
Al Cerullo .... helicopter pilot
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield .... first assistant accountant
Anne C. Ford .... assistant accountant
Michelle Morrissey .... production coordinator (as Michelle Weinberg)
Phil Smith .... animal trainer
Randy Unger .... location manager
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Adventures of the Flying Pickle (UK) (video title)
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Runtime:
Spain:103 min | USA:103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Spain:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures more

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References 8½ (1963) more
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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Great midlife crisis fantasy, 3 October 2003
8/10
Author: John Converse (converse751) from New York, NY

This is a great off-the-wall romantic comedy about love, work, pandering to the public taste, and midlife crises. The main character is a talented movie director who decides to make a silly PG-13 movie to get himself out of hock with the IRS. It has an excellent cast, a wide range of humor (from deadpan to slapstick), and fine writing. It's also a wry send-up of the movie industry. The metacommentary includes several excellent cuts between reality and the movie that's being made, and in some places the film departs from strict realism. The result is a multi-dimensional masterpiece of wry midlife humor.

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