Sabrina (1995)

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Writers (WGA):

Samuel A. Taylor (play)
Billy Wilder (earlier screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

You are cordially invited to the most surprising merger of the year.

Plot:

An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.

Plot Keywords:

Chauffeur | Vogue Magazine | Playboy | Color Remake Of Black And White Film | Reference To Bill Bojangles Robinson

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Linus Larrabee
Julia Ormond	...	Sabrina Fairchild
Greg Kinnear	...	David Larrabee
Nancy Marchand	...	Maude Larrabee
John Wood	...	Fairchild
Richard Crenna	...	Patrick Tyson
Angie Dickinson	...	Ingrid Tyson
Lauren Holly	...	Elizabeth Tyson
Dana Ivey	...	Mack
Miriam Colon	...	Rosa
Elizabeth Franz	...	Joanna
Fanny Ardant	...	Irene
Valérie Lemercier	...	Martine
Patrick Bruel	...	Louis
Becky Ann Baker	...	Linda
Paul Giamatti	...	Scott
John C. Vennema	...	Ron
Gregory Chase	...	Ron
Margo Martindale	...	Nurse
J. Smith-Cameron	...	Carol
Christine Luneau-Lipton	...	Ticket Taker
Michael Dees	...	Singer at Larrabee Party
Denis Holmes	...	Butler
Jo-Jo Lowe	...	Red Head
Ira Wheeler	...	Bartender
Philippa Cooper	...	Kelly
Ayako	...	India
François Genty	...	Make-Up Assistant
Guillaume Gallienne	...	Assistant
Inés Sastre	...	Model (as Ines Sastre)
Phina Oruche	...	Model (as Phina)
Helena	...	Model
Katia	...	Model
Andrea Behalikova	...	Model
Jennifer Herrera	...	Model
Kristina Kumlin	...	Model
Eva Linderholm	...	Model
Stefano Tartini	...	Model
Carmen Chaplin	...	Paris Friend
Micheline Van de Velde	...	Paris Friend
Joanna Rhodes	...	Paris Friend
Alan Boone	...	Paris Friend
Patrick Forster-Delmas	...	Paris Friend (as Patrick Forster Delmas)
Kentaro Matsuo	...	Paris Friend
J.B. Benn	...	Magician
Peter McKernan	...	Helicopter Pilot
Ed Connelly	...	Gulf Stream Pilot
Ronald L. Schwary	...	Sheik (as Ronald Schwary)
Kenneth A. MacDonald	...	Beggar
Alvin Lum	...	Tyson Butler
Siching Song	...	Mother in Hospital
Phil Nee	...	Father in Hospital
Randy Becker	...	Trainer
Susan Browning	...	Secretary
Saikat Mondal	...	Moroccan Waiter
Peter Parks	...	Senator
Compagnie Jolie Môme	...	Street Singers (as La Compagnie Jolie Môme)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Woodrow W. Asai	...	Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
Eric Bruno Borgman	...	Airport Employee (uncredited)
Michael Cline	...	Head Butler (uncredited)
Christopher Del Gaudio	...	Businessman in Window (uncredited)
Jerry Quinn	...	Pizza Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Sydney Pollack

Writing credits (WGA)
Samuel A. Taylor		(play) (as Samuel Taylor)
Billy Wilder		(earlier screenplay) and
Samuel A. Taylor		(earlier screenplay) (as Samuel Taylor) and
Ernest Lehman		(earlier screenplay)
Barbara Benedek		(screenplay) &
David Rayfiel		(screenplay)

Produced by
Lindsay Doran	....	executive producer
Sydney Pollack	....	producer
Scott Rudin	....	producer
Ronald L. Schwary	....	executive producer (as Ronald Schwary)

Original Music by
John Williams

Cinematography by
Giuseppe Rotunno		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Fredric Steinkamp

Casting by
David Rubin

Production Design by
Brian Morris

Art Direction by
John Kasarda
Jeremy Conway		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
George DeTitta Jr.
Amy Marshall

Costume Design by
Gary Jones		(co-costume designer)
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Stephen G. Bishop	....	hair stylist
Joseph A. Campayno	....	makeup artist: Julia Ormond
Lynda Gurasich	....	hair stylist: Harrison Ford
Bernadette Mazur	....	makeup artist
Peter Robb-King	....	makeup artist: Harrison Ford
Mary Cooke	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jean-Pierre Avice	....	production manager: Paris
Thomas A. Imperato	....	production supervisor
Ronald L. Schwary	....	production manager (as Ronald Schwary)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerome Borenstein	....	assistant director: Paris
Joel Chernoff	....	second unit director
Richard Patrick	....	second assistant director
Michael Reichman	....	dga trainee
Thomas A. Reilly	....	first assistant director (as Tom Reilly)
Pascal Salafa	....	assistant director: Paris

Art Department
Tommy Allen	....	property master (as Thomas C. Allen)
Diana Burton	....	assistant property master
Dennis Causey	....	set dresser
Chris DeTitta	....	lead person (as Christopher DeTitta)
Gerald DeTitta	....	set dresser
Frank Didio	....	construction foreperson
Anthony Dimeo	....	set dresser
Rochelle Edelson	....	production scenic artist
Ann Edgeworth	....	property person (as Ann L. Edgeworth)
Gilbert Gertsen	....	set dresser
Gordon Gertsen	....	set dresser
Wendy Goidell	....	floral designer
Vincent Guarriello	....	construction key grip
Peter Hackman	....	construction scenic artist
Jean-Michel Hugon	....	art director: Paris
Gary Levitsky	....	set dresser
Nicholas Lundy	....	assistant art director
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist
Wayne Moss	....	production carpenter
John Oates Jr.	....	set dresser (as John Oates)
Ron Petagna	....	construction coordinator (as Ronald Petagna)
Marc Pinquier	....	property person: Paris
Joseph Proscia	....	set dresser
Miriam Schapiro	....	art department coordinator
Philippe Turlure	....	set dresser: Paris
Ron von Blomberg	....	supervising greens person (as Ron Von Blomberg)
Joseph Alfieri	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Henry Antonacchio	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Beth Kuhn	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Scott P. Murphy	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Christopher Nelson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ari David Schwartz	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Allen Stillman	....	construction electric (uncredited)
Ginny Walsh	....	prop artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mary Andrews	....	supervising adr editor
Benjamin Beardwood	....	dialogue editor
O.J. Connell III	....	cable person
Dean Drabin	....	foley mixer
Joe Earle	....	sound effects editor
Mitch Gettleman	....	sound effects editor
Meredith Gold	....	assistant sound editor
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Ann Hadsell	....	foley recordist
Robin Harlan	....	foley walker
J. Paul Huntsman	....	supervising sound editor
Barbara Issak	....	dialogue editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Trevor Jolly	....	foley editor
Danny Michael	....	sound mixer
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Monat	....	foley walker
Myron Nettinga	....	supervising sound effects editor
Rebecca Nicolaou	....	assistant sound editor
Jeanine Payne	....	assistant sound editor
Jeff Rosen	....	foley editor
Adam Sawelson	....	supervising dialogue editor
Andrew Schmetterling	....	boom operator
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Philippe Hubin	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Gordon Driver	....	computer graphics playback
Lori Arnold	....	visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
Debbie Denise	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Chad Taylor	....	Sabre artist: ILM (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Myles Aronowitz	....	still photographer
Jack Coffen	....	electrician
Ray Collins	....	camera trainee (as Raymond Collins)
Steve Comesky	....	electrician
Gene Engels	....	chief lighting technician (as Eugene Engels)
Michael Finnerty	....	grip
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci	....	camera operator (as Giovanni Fiore-Coltellacci)
Brian Fitzsimons	....	second company grip
Raymond Fortune	....	electrician
Charlie Freess	....	first comapany grip: Paris
Dennis Gamiello	....	first company grip
Donald Glenn	....	grip
Tim Guinness	....	electrician (as Timothy Guinness)
Rob Hahn	....	director of photography: second unit
Brian Hamill	....	still photographer
William Hines	....	electrician
Victor Huey	....	grip
Jay Levy	....	first assistant photographer
Edward W. Lowry	....	dolly grip (as Ed Lowry)
John Lowry	....	rigging grip
Martin Lowry	....	grip
Frances 'Buddy' McBride	....	rigging electrician (as Francis McBride)
Peter A. Mian	....	video assist operator
Richard C. Montgomery Jr.	....	grip (as Richard Montgomery)
Fred Muller	....	electrician
Chris Norr	....	second assistant photographer
John E. Smith	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Robert Stocklin	....	electrician
Patrick Bramucci	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Paul Colangelo	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Jean-Yves Freess	....	grip (uncredited)
James Marchione	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kate Dowd	....	casting: Paris
Alberte Garo	....	extras casting: Paris
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Bill Kaufman	....	casting assistant
Ronna Kress	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Timothy Alberts	....	costume supervisor: men (as Tim Alberts)
Donna Maloney	....	costume supervisor
Michelle Matland	....	assistant costume designer
Juliet Polcsa	....	assistant costume designer
Bernie Pollack	....	costume designer: Harrison Ford
Karl Turpeinen	....	wardrobe production assistant (as Carl Turpeinen)
Joseph Zolfo	....	wardrobe production assistant
Michael Anzalone	....	set wardrobe (uncredited)
Kerrie Karcewski	....	assistant costume buyer (uncredited)
Tim McKelvey	....	additional wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Chris Maybach	....	assistant editor: avid
Anne McCabe	....	assistant editor: New York dailies (as Ann McCabe)
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Amanda Pollack	....	assistant editor: New York dailies
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Karl F. Steinkamp	....	first assistant film editor (as Karl Steinkamp)
Robert W. Steinkamp	....	assistant film editor (as Robert Steinkamp)
Liza Sullivan	....	assistant film editor
Philip Harrison	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Shawn Murphy	....	music scoring mixer
John Neufeld	....	orchestrator
John E. Oliver	....	music production set supervisor
Kenneth Wannberg	....	music editor (as Ken Wannberg)
John Williams	....	conductor
Andy Brown	....	music contractor (uncredited)
Harvey Cohen	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Isabelle Gautier	....	transportation manager: Paris
Steven R. Hammond	....	transportation captain
Tom Heilig	....	transportation co-captain (as Thomas J. Heilig)

Other crew
Noah Ackerman	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Sandrine Ageorges	....	location manager: Paris
Ray Angelic	....	assistant production coordinator
Christine Bodelot	....	production auditor: Paris
Marcus Canty	....	assistant auditor
Joanny Carpentier	....	production coordinator: Paris
Alexander Cohen	....	production assistant
Cheryl E. Compton	....	production secretary
Kathleen Corgan	....	assistant location manager
Bac DeLorme	....	production assistant
Clarence 'Benny' Douglas	....	production assistant (as Clarence B. Douglas III)
Gordon Driver	....	larrabee commercial
Gina Edmond-Feldman	....	assistant: Mr. Schwary
Jane Emanuel	....	assistant: Ms. Ormond
Derek Evans	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Julia Franz	....	assistant: Mr. Pollack
AnaMarie C. Gonzaga	....	assistant auditor
Gary Goodman	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Shawn Griffith	....	production assistant
Raul Gutierrez	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin (as Raul A. Gutierrez)
George 'Skip' Henfling	....	production assistant (as 'Skip' Henfling)
Joseph E. Iberti	....	location manager
Mary A. Kelly	....	continuity
Katherine Kennedy	....	production coordinator (as Katherine Kennedy Caruso)
David B. Leener	....	production associate
Nancy Lefkowitz	....	production assistant
Brian Mannain	....	stage coordinator
Lilene Mansell	....	dialect coach: Ms. Ormond
Mary Jo McGrath	....	production assistant
Eric Myers	....	unit publicist
Phill Norman	....	title designer
Donna Ostroff	....	assistant: Mr. Pollack
Jonathan Schwartz	....	location assistant
Peter Soldo	....	production assistant
Chap Taylor	....	production assistant
Heidi Topper	....	assistant location manager
Susan Towner	....	production auditor
Jennifer Wachtell	....	assistant: Mr. Ford
Peter Weireter	....	consultant: Mr. Ford
Billy Wilder	....	consultant
Michael Wild	....	location liaison: Martha's Vineyard
Julie Belthoise	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Sam Bruskin	....	accounting assistant (uncredited)
David Campi-Lemaire	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Colleen Davie Janes	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Geraldine Niche	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brian Rosenberg	....	assistant: Scott Rudin (uncredited)
Skip Rose	....	stand-in: Harrison Ford (uncredited)
Olivier Servanin	....	assistant location manager: Paris (uncredited)
Robert T. Striem	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Eric Yellin	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Constellation Entertainment
• Mirage Enterprises
• Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH
• Paramount Pictures
• Sandollar Productions
• Scott Rudin Productions
• Worldwide

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Video (1996) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Pioneer (1997) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Gemini Film (1996) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Other Companies

• A&M Records  soundtrack
• Cecil B. DeMeals  craft service
• Cerruti  selected wardrobe for Harrison Ford
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Sylvia Fay Casting  extras casting
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production mixing
• Todd-AO Studios  sound editing
• Tourneau  Harrison Ford's Breguet watch

Also Known As:

Sabrina (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 (bw) | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:G | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

399 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Constellation Entertainment

Trivia:

The interior shots of the airplane were filmed in the Gulfstream V interior mock-up, a Gulfstream airplane fuselage used to show potential customers what the interior of the aircraft would look like prior to the manufacture of any of the planes.

Goofs:

Factual errors: On the third evening after the accident, David says "the stitches are coming off tomorrow". Removing stitches so quickly is not realistic.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sabrina: Once upon a time, on the north shore of Long Island, not far from New York, there was a very very large mansion, almost a castle, where there lived a family by the name of Larrabee. There were servants inside the mansion, and servants outside the mansion; boatmen to tend the boats...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Game K N B: (2007-03-15)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

I Wish I Were In Love Again

Really enjoyable

Sabrina contains about every cliché you could possibly imagine: an apparently dowdy young woman undergoing a makeover whilst abroad and returning home looking stunning; a young playboy who the girl has always loved initially failing to recognise her with her new look then pursuing her romantically; the overly-serious older brother using the girl in a plan to achieve his business ends then realising that he really does love her; the younger brother proving at the end that he's not so dumb after all - the list of stereotypes could go on and on. However having said all that, when such a seemingly familiar film is as well made and as beautifully scripted and acted as Sabrina, it's hard not to be swept along with it and to enjoy every minute. I loved the performances here, particularly from Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond. I've never seen Ford play such a staid, uncharismatic character as Linus before but I get the impression from watching the film that he enjoyed the opportunity to take on this kind of part. Ormond makes an extremely engaging leading lady, perfect for the role of Sabrina. I particularly enjoyed Sabrina's mirthful reaction to seeing Linus put on the baseball cap while he's trying to win her affection. Also very funny was Linus' effortless recognition of the new-look Sabrina thus revealing her identity to a confused David. John Willliams also contributes a nice score. This is a classy romantic comedy, well worth watching.