The Yards (2000)

Director:

James Gray

Writers (WGA):

James Gray (written by) &
Matt Reeves (written by)

Release Date:

27 April 2000 (Singapore)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

There's nothing more dangerous than an innocent man.

Plot:

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Contractor | Corruption | Ex Convict | Incest

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Mark Wahlberg	...	Leo Handler
Joaquin Phoenix	...	Willie Gutierrez
Charlize Theron	...	Erica Stoltz
James Caan	...	Frank Olchin
Ellen Burstyn	...	Val Handler
Faye Dunaway	...	Kitty Olchin
Steve Lawrence	...	Arthur Mydanick
Andrew Davoli	...	Raymond Price
Tony Musante	...	Seymour Korman
Victor Argo	...	Paul Lazarides
Tomas Milian	...	Manuel Sequiera
Robert Montano	...	Hector Gallardo
Victor Arnold	...	Albert Granada
Chad Aaron	...	Bernard Stoltz
Louis Guss	...	Nathan Grodner
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	Todd
Joe Lisi	...	Elliot
David Zayas	...	Officer Jerry Rifkin
Joseph Ragno	...	Parole Officer
Teresa Yenque	...	Maid
Jose Soto	...	Orderly
John Tormey	...	Contract Officer
Teddy Coluca	...	Terry
Jack O'Connell	...	Sal Disipio
Dan Grimaldi	...	Executive One
Garry Pastore	...	Detective Tommasino
Ron Brice	...	Detective Bulette
Gene Canfield	...	Queensborough Policeman
Keith Hernandez	...	Baseball Celebrity
Allan Houston	...	Basketball Celebrity
Andi Shrem	...	Belva
Joe Dimare	...	Dante
Barry Wetcher	...	Young Doctor
Oscar A. Colon	...	Well Dressed Man (as Oscar Colon)
Jace Kent	...	Young Italian Man
Brandon Danziger	...	Neil
Doug Barron	...	Doctor
Floyd Resnick	...	Hospital Cop
Chris Edwards	...	Police Officer
Ray Seiden	...	Police Officer (as Raymond Seiden)
Annika Pergament	...	Reporter
Maximiliano Hernández	...	Bartender
Kip Evans	...	Guy
John Elsen	...	Officer #1
Douglas Crosby	...	Officer #2
Scott Nicholson	...	Policeman #1
Kim Merritt	...	Todd's Girlfriend
Erin Walls	...	Dante's Girlfriend
Tyree Michael Simpson	...	Doorman (as Tyree Simpson)
Peter Vallone	...	Councilman
Irwin Gray	...	Lawyer
Denise Traficanti	...	Secretary
Roma Torre	...	News Anchor #1
Lewis Dodley	...	News Anchor #2 (as Louis Dodley)
Ernie Anastos	...	News Anchor #3
Harriet Grodner	...	Harriet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Chang	...	Young Woman (uncredited)
Jeffrey Hoffman	...	Lobbyist (uncredited)
Steve Nuke	...	Friend at funeral (uncredited)
Lisa Pickell	...	(uncredited)
Bernie Rachelle	...	Transit Authority Officer (uncredited)
Marc Romeo	...	Tommy (uncredited)
Amy Russ	...	Assistant D.A. (uncredited)
Doug Sakmann	...	Club Dancer (uncredited)
Andy Signore	...	Club Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
James Gray

Writing credits (WGA)
James Gray		(written by) &
Matt Reeves		(written by)

Produced by
Christopher Goode	....	co-producer
Jonathan Gordon	....	executive producer
Kerry Orent	....	producer
Matt Reeves	....	co-producer
Paul Webster	....	producer
Nick Wechsler	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Harris Savides

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Ford

Casting by
Douglas Aibel

Production Design by
Kevin Thompson

Art Direction by
Judy Rhee

Set Decoration by
Ford Wheeler

Costume Design by
Michael Clancy

Makeup Department
Mary A. D'Angelo	....	key hair stylist: additional photography (as Mary D'Angelo)
Leslie Fuller	....	assistant makeup artist
Wayne Herndon	....	key hair stylist
Deborah K. Larsen	....	makeup artist: Charlize Theron (as Deborah Larsen)
Charles McKenna	....	hair stylist
Donald Mowat	....	key makeup artist
Rita Ogden	....	makeup artist
James Post	....	hair stylist (as James T.B. Post)

Production Management
Isabel Henderson	....	post-production supervisor
Victoria McGarry	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Hill	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Linda Perkins	....	second assistant director
Chip Signore	....	second second assistant director
Amanda Slater	....	additional second assistant director
David 'Wex' Wechsler	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jennifer H. Alex	....	assistant set decorator (as Jennifer Alex)
Anthony Baldasare	....	on-set dresser
Julia Barraclough	....	charge scenic
Steven Barrada	....	carpenter
Brian Becker	....	carpenter
Steven Blaho	....	construction grip
James Boniece	....	construction grip
Susan Carrolan	....	shop manager
Gary Cergol	....	art department coordinator: additional photography
Thomas Clark	....	construction grip
Elisa Nevel Demarest	....	scenic (as Elisa Nevel)
James Dewolf	....	construction grip
David Flaiz	....	carpenter
Steven Gamiello	....	second property master (as Steve Gamiello)
Bill Gilleran	....	construction grip (as Billy Gilleran)
Jonathan Graham	....	key construction grip
Sam Greto	....	carpenter
Dana Hook	....	construction grip
Teddy Janicki	....	shop scenic
Heather Danielle Kane	....	assistant property master (as Heather Kane)
Shauna Kellin	....	scenic
Michael J. Kinney	....	art department coordinator
Robin Koenig	....	set dresser
Bill Kolpin	....	set dresser (as William Kolpin)
Gordon Krause	....	assistant foreman
Charlie Marroquin	....	construction grip
Teresa Mastropierro	....	scenic
Jeff Mazzola	....	property master: additional photography
Lou Miller	....	key carpenter
Nick Miller	....	construction coordinator
Fred Muller	....	shop electrician
Lyvan A. Munlyn	....	scenic (as Lyvan Munlyn)
Catherine Nasch	....	scenic
Mel Noped	....	construction grip (as Melvin Noped)
John Nyomarkay	....	art director: additional photography
John Nyomarkay	....	assistant art director
Celia Parker	....	scenic
Steven Richetts	....	stand-by scenic (as Steve Richetts)
Shelley Rich	....	set decorating coordinator
Daniel Rieser	....	construction grip
Scott Rosenstock	....	leadman
Elizabeth Schlitten	....	assistant property master: additional photography
Phillip Schneider	....	scenic foreman
Mark Simon	....	set dresser
Walter Stocklin	....	set dresser
Ron Stone	....	property master
Steven J. Thrun	....	art department assistant (as Steven Thrun)
Robert Vaccariello	....	carpenter
Victoria Vanasco	....	set dresser
Peter von Bartheld	....	set dresser
Kenneth Walshak	....	carpenter (as Ken Walshak)

Sound Department
Michael Axinn	....	assistant sound editor
Chris Barron	....	digital transfers (as Christopher Barron)
Phil Benson	....	supervising sound editor
Karen Brocco	....	assistant dialogue editor (as Karen A. Brocco)
Tim Burby	....	digital transfers
Yin Cantor	....	assistant sound effects editor
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio	....	sound designer (as Kyrsten Mate Commoglio)
Robert Cotnoir	....	technical support
Chris Cozens	....	auricle operator
Travis Crenshaw	....	machine room operator
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Thomas 'Coach' Ehle)
Sue Fox	....	supervising adr editor (as Suzanne Fox)
Jeanne Gilliland	....	boom operator
Claire Graybill	....	dialogue editor
Jonathan Greber	....	digital transfers
Gabriel Guy	....	sound re-recordist
Lora Hirschberg	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stephen Kearney	....	sound effects editor
Tommy Louie	....	cableperson
Brian Magerkurth	....	machine room operator
Daniel McIntosh	....	sound playback
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	foley mixer
Cheryl Nardi	....	supervising assistant sound editor
Jonathan Null	....	foley editor
Tom Paul	....	production sound mixer
Simon Rhodes	....	sound recording engineer
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist
Steve Romanko	....	sound re-recordist
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound designer
Jurgen Scharpf	....	sound mix technician
Steve Slanec	....	assistant adr editor
Kent Sparling	....	sound mix technician
Dianna Stirpe	....	dialogue editor
Erich Stratmann	....	assistant sound effects editor
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley walker (as Denny Thorpe)
Jana Vance	....	foley walker
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	adr editor
David E. Turner	....	digital transfers (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John Ottesen	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunts (as Don J. Hewitt)
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jared Abrams	....	film loader
Chris Beattie	....	grip
Glenn Brown	....	grip
Michael Brown	....	electrician
Michael Cambria	....	second assistant camera
Matt Chubet	....	grip
Thomas Clark	....	key construction grip: additional photography
John W. DeBlau	....	gaffer
Dan Denitto	....	grip
Richie Ford	....	best boy electric (as Richard Ford)
Jim Galvin	....	rigging electrician
Pedro Hernández	....	best boy grip
Brent Jack	....	lighting technician: Musco lights
Paul Kinghan	....	generator operator
Jason Lanci	....	electrician
Eric Liebowitz	....	still photographer: additional photography
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator
James Mah	....	rigging electrician
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip
Gary Martone	....	key grip
Brian McCullagh	....	electrician
Jim McCullagh	....	electrician (as James McCullagh)
John McEnerney	....	grip
Serge Mihajlov	....	electrician
Sean O'Brien	....	grip
Ronald Paul	....	rigging electrician
Tom Percarpio	....	electrician (as Thomas Percapio)
John Petraglia	....	electrician
Louis Petraglia	....	electrician
Scott H. Ramsey	....	gaffer: additional photography (as Scott Ramsey)
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera
Justin Vanson	....	grip
David Wasserman	....	grip
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer
Phillip V. Caruso	....	additional photographer (uncredited)
Nicolas L. Charuet	....	grip (uncredited)
Michael 'Rodi' Rodia	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jordan Beswick	....	casting associate
Kristine Bulakowski	....	extras casting
Leigh French	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elizabeth Gulczynski	....	seamstress
Pilar Limosner	....	assistant costume designer
Winsome G. McKoy	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Winsome McKoy)
Marcia Patten	....	wardrobe supervisor
Kevin Ritter	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Emmett Broderick	....	post-production assistant
Andrew Buckland	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Justine Halliday	....	first assistant editor
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Marisa Morabito	....	post-production assistant
Danny Rafic	....	first assistant editor
John Sosnovski	....	assistant editor
Sarah Thiessen	....	second assistant editor
Byron Wong	....	apprentice editor
Michael Williams	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Bowen	....	music coordinator
Ruth Cornes	....	music contractor
Dan Evans Farkas	....	assistant music editor
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Tom Kramer	....	music editor
Annette Kudrak	....	music editor
Stephanie Lowry	....	assistant music editor
Kevin Mahonchak	....	music preparation
Cathy Moore	....	music studio manager
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Howard Shore	....	conductor
Howard Shore	....	orchestrator
Andrew Silver	....	preview music editor
Christopher Spelman	....	music consultant
Randy Spendlove	....	executive in charge of music
Scott Stambler	....	music editor: temp music
Michael Tremante	....	music preparation
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	music editor: temp music
Suzanne Coffman	....	music clearance (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Rudy Arietta	....	driver
Michael Buonocore	....	driver
Robert Casey	....	driver
Thomas Colavito	....	driver
Bill Curry Jr.	....	transportation captain: additional photography (as William Curry Jr.)
Bob Donavan	....	driver (as Robert Donovan)
Robert Dwyer	....	driver
Robert Featherstone	....	driver
Patrick Ford	....	driver
Nicholas Green	....	driver
Edward Iacobelli	....	driver
Edward Iacobelli	....	transportation captain (as Edward Iacobelli Sr.)
Ray Iacobelli	....	driver
Tony Ingrassellino	....	driver
Christopher Kornak	....	driver
Noel Lawlor	....	driver
Ron Lucas	....	driver
Jimmy Mahr	....	driver
J.J. McGrane	....	driver (as James McGrane)
Fred Momole	....	driver
Robert O'Neill	....	transportation co-captain
Jim Popper	....	driver
Barry Sweeney	....	driver
George Washington	....	driver

Other crew
Brooks Baldwin	....	dialect coach
Heath Jacob Baldwin	....	additional office production assistant
Donna L. Bascom	....	legal services (as Donna Bascom, Esq.)
Jack Bavaro	....	assistant location manager
Jack Bavaro	....	location assistant
Joshua A. Bell	....	assistant accountant: additional photography (as Josh Bell)
Zoran Blazevic	....	location scout
Lee Brazier	....	assistant: Paul Webster
Jonathan Bulette	....	set intern
Jim Carden	....	post-production accountant
Salvatore Carino	....	production accountant
Barbara Christie	....	adr voice: "Kitty"
Marisa Clayton	....	dailies assistant: Magno Sound & Video
Wendy Cohen	....	clearance
Eddy Collyns	....	location scout
Tony Cypres	....	assistant accountant
Roger Davies	....	production associate
Jennifer Demme	....	set production assistant
Carey DePalma	....	assistant location manager: additional photography
Nicole Duryea	....	set production assistant
Meryl Emmerton	....	assistant production coordinator
Alyson Evans	....	production coordinator
Debora Fearon	....	craft service (as Debra B. Fearon)
Benjamin Friedman	....	set intern
Cliff Fuller	....	production secretary
Carla Gardini	....	assistant: James Gray
Carolyn Gershenson	....	medic
Ginger Gonzalez	....	set production assistant
Ann Hanlon	....	assistant: James Caan
Kali Harrison	....	set production assistant (as Kali Rashad Harrison)
Lys Hopper	....	location manager
Daniel Dunleavy Huber	....	writer's production assistant
Nick Infante	....	payroll accountant
Ryan Jaffe	....	assistant: Nick Wechsler
Tina Johnson	....	assistant: Kerry Orent
Takahide Kawakami	....	set production assistant
Joe Kelly	....	location scout
Annie Kuronyi	....	location production assistant
Chris Laker	....	office production assistant
Cara Leibovitz	....	unit publicist
Sam Levy	....	digital assistant: Harris Savides
Roberto Lopez	....	location assistant
Patrick Mahoney	....	craft service: additional photography
Wendy Mooradian	....	office production assistant
Ko Nizuma	....	parking coordinator
Julie Oppenheimer	....	script supervisor
Arlene Pachasa	....	assistant: Charlize Theron
Rose Marie Polansky	....	assistant to writer
Deidre Schrowang	....	assistant accountant
Kate Schultz	....	location scout
Matthew A. Schwartz	....	location scout
Karen Shaw	....	set intern
Jamie Sheridan	....	key production assistant
Jonathan Silver	....	location coordinator
Christopher Spelman	....	consultant to filmmakers
Kristina Strang	....	craft service
Michelle Sy	....	assistant: James Gray
John Torrijos	....	video services (as John 'J.T.' Torrijos)
Alfonso Trinidad	....	set production assistant
Mimi Turner	....	location assistant
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor
Christian von Burkleo	....	video services
Michael L. Walker	....	production assistant
Tara Walls	....	product placement
Eric Weinstein	....	assistant: Mark Wahlberg
Modi Wiczyk	....	set intern
Marcus Woods	....	set production assistant
Maury Wray	....	assistant location manager
Jon Zeidman	....	assistant location manager (as Jonathan Zeidman)
Damon Zwicker	....	assistant: James Gray
Skip Rose	....	stand-in: James Caan (uncredited)

Thanks
Albertine Anderson	....	thanks (as Alberteen Anderson)
Karl R. Austen	....	thanks (as Karl Austen)
Adam Balkin	....	thanks
Bryan Burk	....	thanks
Vicki Cherkas	....	thanks
Glenn Cowan	....	thanks
Ed Gabrielson	....	thanks
Michael Grodner	....	thanks
Ethan Gross	....	thanks
John Hadity	....	thanks
Clark Henderson	....	thanks
Kevin Hyman	....	thanks
Jason Katims	....	thanks
Steve Kmetko	....	thanks
Tom Kramer	....	thanks
Robert La Frisco	....	thanks
John Lesher	....	thanks
Tracy McGrath	....	thanks
Ric Menello	....	thanks
Meryl Poster	....	thanks
Gary Rizzo	....	thanks
David Schiff	....	thanks
John Schiumo	....	thanks
Yetta Schneider	....	thanks
Eric Shonz	....	thanks
Geoff Stier	....	thanks
Beverly Wood	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Industry Entertainment
• Miramax Films

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (collectors edition)
• Bac Films (????) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (????) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• FilmFour (????) (UK) (theatrical)
• H.O.M. Vision (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• Imagem Filmes (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (????) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• New Films International
• RCV Film Distribution (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (????) (Greece) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Amtrak  thanks
• E! Entertainment Television  "E! News Daily" footage
• El Flamingo  thanks
• Global Music Service  music copyist
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals
• Kaplan, Klein & Rogen  immigration counsulting
• Long Island Railroad  thanks
• Margo Felden Gallery  artwork: Al Hirschfeld drawing
• Musco Mobile Lighting Ltd.  suppliers: Musco Light
• NY1 News  thanks
• New Jersey Film Commission  thanks
• New York & Atlantic Railway Co.  thanks
• New York City Department of Planning  source: Maps
• New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The  thanks
• New York City Transit Authority  thanks
• New York Daily News  thanks
• Premiere Catering  caterering
• Searchworks  stock footage research
• Simmons-Boardman Publishing  source: Railway Age magazine
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services provided by

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | S