Instinct (1999)

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Writers (WGA):

Gerald Di Pego (screenplay)
Gerald Di Pego (screen story)
(more)

Release Date:

4 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

One man's mind is another man's mystery.

Plot:

When a noted anthropologist who left society to live in the jungle is imprisoned for murder, it's up to young psychiatrist to get through to him.

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Murder | Africa | Ape | Gorilla

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	...	Ethan Powell
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Theo Caulder
Donald Sutherland	...	Ben Hillard
Maura Tierney	...	Lynn Powell
George Dzundza	...	Dr. John Murray
John Ashton	...	Guard Dacks
John Aylward	...	Warden Keefer
Thomas Q. Morris	...	Pete
Doug Spinuzza	...	Nicko
Paul Bates	...	Bluto
Rex Linn	...	Guard Alan
Rod McLachlan	...	Guard Anderson
Kurt Smildsin	...	Guard #1
Jim R. Coleman	...	Guard #2
Tracey Ellis	...	Annie
Kim Ingram	...	Lester Rodman
Paul Collins	...	Tom Hanley
Marc Macaulay	...	Foley
Jim Grimshaw	...	Boaz
Gary Bristow	...	Federal Marshal
Rus Blackwell	...	Government Aides
Bruce Borgan	...	Government Aides
Louanne Stephens	...	Marjorie Powell
Ajgie Kirkland	...	Captain Kagona
Chike Kani Omo	...	David
Christopher John Harris	...	William
Ivonne Coll	...	Dr. Marzuez
Pat McNamara	...	Dr. Josephson
Vivienne Sendaydiego	...	Catherine
Roger Floyd	...	Gilbert
David Deever	...	Man in Car (as Dave Deever)
Tim Goodwin	...	Helmet Man
Kevin Michael Moore	...	Prisoners
Alex Kalognomos	...	Prisoners
Jimmy Dipisa	...	Prisoners
Manwell Hendrix	...	Prisoners
Kevin McNally	...	Prisoners
Joe Tacke	...	Prisoners
Bertram Wallace	...	Prisoners
John Travis	...	Bartender Mike
Dave Anthony	...	Gorilla Performers
John Munro Cameron	...	Gorilla Performers
Jay Caputo	...	Gorilla Performers
Garon Michael	...	Gorilla Performers
Misty Rosas	...	Gorilla Performers
David St. Pierre	...	Gorilla Performers
Verne Troyer	...	Gorilla Performers
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Quintin Bennett	...	Student Doctor (uncredited)
Joy Christino	...	Airline Passenger / Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Thomas Joe Craig	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Jon Freda	...	Cameraman (uncredited)
Anthony L. Fuller Jr.	...	Guard (uncredited)
Jeff Greer	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Linda Harmon	...	Singer (uncredited)
Dono Langley	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Kevin McGuire	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Tyrone C. Wiggins	...	Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
Jon Turteltaub

Writing credits (WGA)
Gerald Di Pego		(screenplay) (as Gerald DiPego)
Gerald Di Pego		(screen story) (as Gerald DiPego)
Daniel Quinn		(novel "Ishmael") (suggestion)

Produced by
Barbara Boyle	....	producer
Brian Doubleday	....	co-producer
Gail Katz	....	executive producer
Richard Lerner	....	co-producer
Wolfgang Petersen	....	executive producer
Christina Steinberg	....	co-producer
Michael Taylor	....	producer
Hunt Lowry	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography by
Philippe Rousselot		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Richard Francis-Bruce

Casting by
Renee Rousselot

Production Design by
Garreth Stover

Art Direction by
Chris Cornwell

Set Decoration by
Larry Dias

Costume Design by
Jill M. Ohanneson		(as Jill Ohanneson)

Makeup Department
John Blake	....	makeup artist
Daniel Curet	....	key hair stylist
John M. Elliott Jr.	....	makeup department head
Lee Grimes	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Bill Johnson	....	unit production manager
Natalie Thompson	....	unit production manager: Jamaica
Maxine Walters	....	unit production manager: Jamaica
Yvonne Yaconelli	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Bernstein	....	second assistant director
William M. Elvin	....	first assistant director
Charissa Forth	....	second assistant director: dayplayer
Dylan K. Massin	....	assistant director
Marten W. Piccinini	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jack Steinberg	....	second second assistant director: Los Angeles
Garreth Stover	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Fred Apolito	....	propmaker
Pedro Barquin	....	stand-by greensman
Mark Bradley	....	model builder
Jeff Brown	....	greensman
Craig Byrom	....	rigger
James Clyne	....	concept artist
Kirk Corwin	....	property master
Stitch Crisp	....	assistant property master
Cosmas A. Demetriou	....	set designer
Marcie Friedman	....	art department coordinator
Mark Garner	....	set designer
Daniel J. Gillooly	....	greens coordinator
Stephanie Girard	....	set designer
Dale Haugo	....	lead scenic artist
Michael Hendrick	....	set dresser
Lance Larson	....	assistant property master
Al Lewis	....	art department assistant
Robert Loring Jr.	....	greens foreman
Mark A. Mancinelli	....	plaster foreman
Frank McEldowney	....	greensperson
Raquel Anita Parke	....	set dresser
Dan Pemberton	....	construction coordinator
Gayatri Persad	....	art department coordinator: Jamaica
Jack Reeves	....	scenic artist
Vanessa Spady	....	construction estimator: Los Angeles
Tim Steinouer	....	on-set dresser
Dave Trevino	....	lead painter
Justin Walker	....	labor foreman
Andrew Wert	....	assistant property master
Daniel Williams	....	utility foreman
Jim S. Williams	....	co-leadman
George P. Gakoumis Jr.	....	plasterer (uncredited)
Shannon Hart	....	buyer (uncredited)
Bryan McBrien	....	greens department (uncredited)
Jeff 'J.Mac' McDonald	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Dan Stewart	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Joe Suggs	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
David W. Alstadter	....	foley mixer
Kelly Cabral	....	sound supervisor
Kevin Cerchiai	....	boom operator
Toby Dalsgaard	....	sound recordist: gorilla
Peter J. Devlin	....	sound
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Rob Hill	....	adr artist
Jennifer L. Mann	....	adr editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Ormandy	....	additional sound
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Sanders	....	sound effects editor
David Stanke	....	assistant sound editor
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Lauren Stephens	....	dialogue editor
Lauren Stephens	....	sound editor
Jon Title	....	sound designer
Scott Warren	....	boom operator
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Greg Zimmerman	....	foley recordist
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Darin Bouyssou	....	key silicone technician: Stan Winston Studio
Jeremy S. Brock	....	special effects technician
John Calpin	....	special effects crew
Jim Charmatz	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
David Covarrubias	....	key mechanical effects designer
Lance Gilmer	....	special effects technician
Ken Gorrell	....	special effects technician
Lindsay MacGowan	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Lindsay MacGowan	....	art/mold technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Lindsay MacGowan	....	puppeteer
Shane Mahan	....	effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio
Bob Mano	....	animatronic designer: Stan Winston Studio
Keith Marbory	....	special effects supervisor
Tony McCray	....	art/mold technical department supervisor
Kevin McTurk	....	puppeteer
Paul Mejias	....	special effects artist and puppeteer
Bruce E. Merlin	....	special effects foreman
James L. Roberts	....	special effects coordinator
John Rosengrant	....	co-supervisor: Stan Winston Studio
Alan Scott	....	effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio
Kirk Skodis	....	animatronic designer: Stan Winston Studio
Lynne Watson	....	special effects hair
Stan Winston	....	special character effects

Visual Effects by
Daniel Arkin	....	visual effects editor: DQI
Jeff Burks	....	visual effects supervisor: DQI (as Jeffrey Burks)
Steward Burris	....	senior animator
Michael Curtis	....	digital compositor
Kurt Herbel	....	creature effects
Rory Hinnen	....	lead compositor: DQI
John Huikku	....	3D matte painter: DQI
Brian Lutge	....	CG artist: DQI
Kim O'Donnell	....	compositor: DQI
Jeff Olm	....	compositor: DQI
Amy Pfaffinger	....	compositor: DQI
Doug Sherman	....	information services: DQI
Erika Wangberg Burton	....	visual effects producer: DQI (as Erika Wangberg)
Gina Warr	....	compositor: DQI
Teresa Williams	....	CG artist: DQI
Dean Wright	....	visual effects executive producer
Matt Mueller	....	survey lead (uncredited)

Stunts
Tom Akos	....	stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts
Nick Brandon	....	stunts
Barry Brazell	....	stunts (as Barry Brazzel)
Lisa Bucaro	....	stunt performer
Lisa Walcott Bucaro	....	stunt performer
Jay Caputo	....	stunts
James M. Churchman	....	stunts
Michael Gaines	....	stunts
Alex Green	....	stunt double: Mr. Hopkins
Larry Holt	....	stunt performer
Matt Johnston	....	stunts (as Matt D. Johnston)
Keifus Mathews	....	stunt performer
John Moio	....	stunts
Michael Newman	....	stunt performer
Bill Orsini	....	stunts
Bill Scharpf	....	stunts
Luis J. Silva	....	stunt performer
Erik Solky	....	utility stunts
Todd Rogers Terry	....	stunt double
Tierre Turner	....	stunt double: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Jim Vickers	....	stunt coordinator
Jimmy Waitman	....	utility stunts
Michele Waitman	....	stunts
John Zimmerman	....	stunts
Jodi Lyn Brockton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Cort Hessler	....	stunts (uncredited)
Christie Sanders	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James Babineaux	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Tim Bourque	....	crane operator
Xiomara Comrie	....	assistant camera
David Deever	....	24 frame video operator
David Deever	....	video assist operator
Shiloh Eck	....	grip
Jack English	....	gaffer
Scott Graves	....	set lighting technician
Joe Humphreys	....	generator operator
Robert Ikeda	....	grip: Orlando (as Bobby Ikeda)
Robert Ikeda	....	grip: Orlando
Wayne Kosky	....	grip
Bob Leitelt	....	key grip: additional photography
Rick Maddux	....	lamp operator
Robin Melhuish	....	assistant camera
Anastas N. Michos	....	camera operator: "a" camera
David B. Nowell	....	aerial director of photography
Ken Palladino	....	rigging electric
Pamela Rittelmeyer	....	assistant camera
Renee Schuyten	....	film loader
Mike Shaheen	....	video playback operator
Charles Smith	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles
Don Steinberg	....	second assistant camera
C. Ashley Sudge	....	dolly grip
Durk Tyndall	....	grip
Durk Tyndall	....	rigging grip
Michael J. Walsh	....	electrician
Marc Wostak	....	lamp operator (as Marc Wostack)
Richard Brooks Burton	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial camera assistant (uncredited)
Michael Thomas Dunn	....	lighting assistant: Orlando (uncredited)

Casting Department
Karen Gilman	....	casting associate: New York
Meredith B. Robinson	....	casting assistant
Shannon Thomas	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Casey	....	costume supervisor
Alix Friedberg	....	key costumer
Rebeka L. Roberts	....	costume ager/dyer
Jerry Ross	....	wardrobe
Richard Schoen	....	costumer
Barnaby Smith	....	set costumer
Kerrie Karcewski	....	costume dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Toby Francis-Bruce	....	apprentice editor
Claudia Guerrero-Zalokar	....	assistant film editor
Robert C. Lusted	....	first assistant editor (as Bob Lusted)
Jennifer Mangan	....	assistant editor
Humberto Ramirez Jr.	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Bob Badami	....	music editor
Steve Bartek	....	orchestrator
Dick Bernstein	....	temp music editor
Michael Boustead	....	assistant music editor
Danny Elfman	....	score producer
Lisa Jaime	....	music editor
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Jennifer Nash	....	additional music editor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Buena Vista
David Slonaker	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Ron Bledsoe	....	transportation office coordinator
Danny Mortenson	....	transportation captain
Ron Parsell	....	driver
R. Randy Pines	....	transportation coordinator
Doug Wilson	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Michael Alexander	....	animal wrangler
Jonathan Auzenne	....	production assistant
John C. Bush	....	video/computer graphics
Keith Butler	....	stand-in
Richard Castro	....	payroll accountant
Carl Coleman	....	location assistant
David Covarrubias	....	puppeteer: gorillas
Stacy De La Motte	....	set production assistant
Tom Ferda	....	set medic
Scott Graves	....	script supervisor
Amie Griffith	....	assistant: Stan Winston
Michael Grigsby	....	accountant
Bill Hill	....	assistant accountant
Michael Humbert	....	stand-in
Larry Jessup	....	stand-in
Thomas Johnston	....	script supervisor
Afnahn Khan	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Brian King	....	title designer
Missy Lantz	....	assistant production office coordinator
Amy Leigh Johnson	....	unit publicist
Jeff Lovely	....	location coordinator
Marc Mann	....	midi preparations
Marc Mann	....	midi supervisor
Brian McNulty	....	technical research advisor
Brynn McQuade	....	set production assistant
Montez A. Monroe	....	production coordinator: Jamaica
James Moran	....	set production assistant: aerial/second unit
Kris Olson	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Radzikowski	....	assistant location manager
Brandon Reim	....	production assistant
Jodi Reiner	....	assistant: Anthony Hopkins
Lisa G. Shillingburg	....	assistant accountant
Kirk Skodis	....	puppeteer: gorillas
Lee Smith	....	security coordinator
Allen E. Taylor	....	production controller
Jim Vickers	....	fight choreographer
Sam J. Waters	....	stand-in: George Dzundza
Cheeba White	....	production assistant
Jackson Wickham	....	production assistant
Mark N. Woods	....	remote head technician
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator
Aaron Huffman	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Darren T. Knaus	....	gorilla vocals (uncredited)
Dave Knight	....	additional location assistant (uncredited)
Jason Murphy	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Derek W. Tow	....	set production assistant: day player (uncredited)
John W. Wheeler	....	projectionist (uncredited)

Thanks
Jeff Burks	....	with loving memories of (as Jeffrey Burks)

Production Companies

• Spyglass Entertainment
• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2003) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2000) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Aurum Producciones (Spain)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (Germany)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (France)
• Hollydan Works (2000) (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• SBS6 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Toho-Towa

Special Effects

• Dream Quest Images
• Stan Winston Studio (special character effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies

Also Known As:

Ishmael (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some intense violent behavior.

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #36450) | Brazil:18 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda

Company:

Spyglass Entertainment

Trivia:

After takes with Cuba Gooding Jr., Anthony Hopkins would routinely say "Show me the money!" in reference to Cuba's character in Jerry Maguire (1996).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Theo goes to visit Lynn at her home it is late at night, yet once inside the house, daylight is coming through the windows.

Quotes:

Theo Calder: I'm Dr. Caulder. You've been charged with one count of murder, and found incompetent to stand trial.
Pete: She had a demon in her for a while, my neighbour Mrs Karsh.
Theo Calder: Mm-hmm.
Pete: It would come and go. Nobody saw it... except me.
Theo Calder: What did it look like, the demon?
Pete: Um... Did you ever see Alien with Sigourney Weaver?
Theo Calder: It looked like a giant insect?
Pete: No. It looked like Sigourney Weaver.

Movie Connections:

References Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)

Not an Illusion, but a Deep Psychological Thriller

Ethan Powell (Anthony Hopkins) A brilliant anthropologist, committed to an asylum for the criminally insane after committing murder.

Theo Caulder (Cuba Gooding Jr.) a brilliant young psychologist, volunteers to examine Ethan to try and understand what exactly went on.

Theo's driven ambition pushes him into the psyche of a madman where he risks his own life to peel away the layers and unveil the man behind the madness.

A perfect cast and terrific story make this a very tense and thrilling ride through the mind of a madman, who may just hold the secret to remove the illusions we all have.

8/10 If you bore easily then leave well alone.