Walking Across Egypt (1999)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Arthur Allan Seidelman

Writers (WGA):

Clyde Edgerton (novel)
Paul Tamasy (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Doing the right thing can be as hard as... Walking Across Egypt

Plot:

An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent. |

Plot Keywords:

Juvenile Delinquent | Widow | Thief | Car Thief | Escape

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Forrest	...	Stray Dog
Ellen Burstyn	...	Mattie Rigsbee
Judge Reinhold	...	Robert Rigsbee
Mark Hamill	...	Lamar N. Benfield
Gwen Verdon	...	Alora
Harve Presnell	...	Finner
Edward Herrmann	...	Rev. Vernon
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	...	Wesley Benfield
James Coleman III	...	Blake
Patrick David	...	Johnny
David Cooper	...	Funeral Director
Jim Borda	...	Guard #1
Steven West	...	Guard #2
Steve Raulerson	...	Warden Haswell
Pat Corley	...	Sheriff Tillman
Jeff Kizer	...	Deputy Hollins (as Jeff Kaiser)
Paul Tamasy	...	Newscaster
Gail O'Grady	...	Elaine Rigsbee
Dana Ivey	...	Beatrice Vernon
Phyllis Fludd White	...	Carrie Bowers
Jan Peterson	...	Church Lady
Tim Powell	...	Dodson (as Timothy Powell)
Lea Anne Wolfe	...	Laurie Thomas
Patrick Mickler	...	Second Deputy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Edward Coleman II	...	Bobby (uncredited)
Christine Cowden	...	Choir Girl (uncredited)
Janet Peterson	...	Church Lady (uncredited)
Cole Evan Weiss	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Arthur Allan Seidelman

Writing credits (WGA)
Clyde Edgerton		(novel)
Paul Tamasy		(screenplay)

Produced by
Madeline Bell	....	producer
Heath McLaughlin	....	producer
Bettina Tendler O'Mara	....	producer
Alan W. Rice	....	associate producer
Paul Tamasy	....	producer
Lance Tendler	....	executive producer
Stan Tendler	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Amy Vincent		(director of photography) (as Amelia Vincent)

Film Editing by
Bert Glatstein
Jonathan P. Shaw

Casting by
Bruce H. Newberg

Production Design by
Sherman Williams

Set Decoration by
Sally Nicolaou

Costume Design by
Beverly Safier

Makeup Department
Rodger Jacobs	....	key makeup artist
Susie Mendez Pfister	....	assistant makeup artist (as Susie Pfister)
Paulette Schoen	....	assistant hair stylist
Gunnar Swanson	....	key hair stylist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Carla Aucoin	....	production supervisor
Bill Hill	....	production manager: additional photography
Jonathan P. Shaw	....	post-production supervisor (as Jonathan Shaw)
Randolf Turrow	....	unit production manager (as Randy Turrow)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonathan Chambers	....	second second assistant director
Martha M. Elcan	....	director: additional photography (as Marty Elcan)
Martha M. Elcan	....	first assistant director (as Marty Elcan)
Korey Scott Pollard	....	second assistant director: additional photography (as Korey Pollard)
Korey Scott Pollard	....	second second assistant director (as Korey Pollard)
Jeff Shiffman	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Jeff Shiffman	....	second assistant director
Paul Tamasy	....	director: additional photography

Art Department
David Alban	....	construction foreman (as David T. Alban)
Mary Jo Anna	....	painter
Eileen Bobeck	....	assistant property
Eric Brown	....	leadman
Dan Buckley	....	swing gang (as Danny Buckley)
Dennis Burnett	....	prop maker
Michael Charboneau	....	prop maker (as Michael S. Charboneau)
Michael P. DeVries	....	prop maker
Ron Erdberg	....	prop maker
William F. Gambill	....	painter
George Giakoumis Jr.	....	painter (as George Gakoumis Jr.)
Forrest Gillespie Jr.	....	lead painter
Johnny Graham	....	assistant property (as John Graham)
Johnny Graham	....	property master: additional photography (as John Graham)
James Harris	....	construction coordinator
James Hendrix	....	prop maker (as James W. Hendrix)
Bret Kane	....	on-set dresser
Fidelma Magill	....	buyer
Fred Moyse	....	swing gang (as William 'Fred' Moyse)
Deborah Palmer	....	draftsperson (as Debbie Palmer)
Larry Parker	....	swing gang
David J. Pearce	....	prop maker
James B. Perdue	....	painter (as James Purdue)
Ed Pierce	....	painter
Brad F. Ringhausen	....	painter (as Brad Ringhausen)
Alex Serrano	....	set dresser/swing
Kurt Thoresen	....	prop master
Robert Welch	....	greensperson (as Robert 'Bobbie' Welch)
Jane Wymore	....	additional set decorator
Rich Swim	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bobbi Banks	....	dialogue editor
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Boggs	....	adr supervisor (as Timothy Boggs)
Jeff Cannon	....	boom operator
Jeff Cannon	....	sound mixer: additional photography
Matt Dubin	....	digital transfer engineer
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Cormac Funge	....	sound effects editor
Cormac Funge	....	supervising sound editor
Vince Garcia	....	sound mixer
Greg Gardner	....	sound assistant
Jason George	....	dialogue editor
Robert Getty	....	assistant sound editor
Danielle Ghent	....	dialogue editor (as Danielle Fiorello)
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
C.W. Jones	....	foley mixer
Craig Jurkiewicz	....	foley editor
Ossama Khuluki	....	foley artist
John Kurlander	....	sound mix engineer
John Kurlander	....	sound recording engineer
Anne Slack	....	digital transfer engineer (as Anne Black)
William Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lucy Sustar	....	foley editor
Bill Wiatroski	....	playback operator

Special Effects by
Phillip Beck	....	special effects (as Phil Beck)
Luke Halpin	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	hazeltine optical element timing: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Grady Allen Bishop	....	stunt coordinator (as Grady Bishop)
Chris Daniels	....	stunts
Gainer Johnson	....	stunts (as Gaines Johnson)
Neil G. Phillips	....	stunt double
Ric Swezey	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Bourque	....	crane operator
Tim Bourque	....	grip
David S. Campbell	....	Steadicam operator: additional photography (as David Campbell)
Henry Cline	....	camera operator
Richard L. Cottrell	....	key grip (as Rick Cottrell)
Rusty DeBarge	....	key rigging grip
Shiloh Eck	....	best boy
Chris Fisher	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Frank P. Flynn	....	director of photography: additional photography (as Frank Flynn)
Kevin Higgins Jr.	....	grip
Charles 'Tom' Hinson	....	grip (as Tom Hinson)
Joe Humphreys	....	electrician (as Joseph Humphreys Jr.)
Lonnie Kahoe	....	dolly grip
Michael Logan	....	dolly grip
James Mallory	....	second assistant camera
Mark McDevitt	....	camera loader
Chip Monk	....	camera loader: additional photography (as Robert Monk)
Anthony Nestle	....	still photographer: additional photography
Neal Norton	....	Steadicam operator: additional photography
Brian T. Pitts	....	first assistant camera (as Brian Pitts)
Christopher Prampin	....	gaffer (as Chris Prampin)
Richard Rammee	....	electrician (as Richard Ramee)
Richard Rammee	....	gaffer: additional photography (as Richard Ramee)
Craig W. Richards	....	best boy (as Craig Richards)
Ed Robinson	....	electrician (as Edward Robinson)
Dave Sonnenberg	....	electrician (as David Sonneberg)
Mark R. Speranza	....	grip
Stefan von Bjorn	....	director of photography: additional photography
Mark Walpole	....	camera loader: additional photography

Casting Department
Shari Steinberg	....	casting assistant (as Sheri Steinberg)
Patti Thomas-Robinson	....	casting: Florida (as Patti Robinson)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julia S. Bubis	....	set costumer (as Julia Bubis)
Michael Safier	....	wardrobe supervisor
Michael Safier	....	wardrobe supervisor: additional photography
Gina Williams	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Kenny Becker	....	color timer
Laura M. Grody	....	assistant editor (as Laura Grody)
David M. Perkins	....	final colorist

Music Department
William Boston	....	orchestrator (as Bill Boston)
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation (as Julian Bratolybov)
Ron Dante	....	music supervisor
Rossano Galante	....	orchestrator
Stuart Goetz	....	music editor
Simon James	....	orchestra contractor
Chris McGeary	....	supervising music editor
Mark Daniel Jones	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
John Kurlander	....	music recording engineer (uncredited)
John Kurlander	....	score mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
E.W. 'Sonny' Adkins	....	transportation captain
Jack Belcher	....	driver
Bobby Campbell	....	driver
Kevin Craig	....	transportation coordinator
Larry Craig	....	driver
David Neil Enfinger	....	transportation co-captain
Bobby McCandless	....	driver
Steve Sabino	....	chapman driver
Gary Shuckahosee	....	driver: honeywagon
William R. Warbritton	....	driver: set dressing department

Other crew
Clyde D. Baisey	....	chef's helper (as Clyde Baisey)
Elisha Berkowitz	....	assistant: Ms. O'Mara
Mike Bowers	....	chef
Robert Bunn	....	production office assistant
Blaine Campbell	....	assistant set production assistant
Chuck Crow	....	fish wrangler
Albina Della Bruna	....	assistant set production assistant
John DeSarno	....	chef's helper (as John Desarno)
Philippe Gallichet	....	chef
Drew Gardner	....	stand-in: Mr. Thomas
Mary Hagood	....	set medic
Jennifer Henderson	....	dog wrangler
Bill Hill	....	first assistant accountant
Pam Holdridge	....	production coordinator (as Pamela M. Holdridge)
Bill Holley	....	extras wrangler
Ben Kaleshefski	....	location production assistant
Stacy Katz-Krebs	....	craft service
Mark-David Kinkade	....	assistant: Mr. Seidelman
Alfred Lujan	....	set security
Nancy Neumann	....	studio teacher
Pattison Newberry	....	set medic (as Pat Newberry)
Sam Odom	....	funeral home coordinator
Jesse L. Parker	....	production van (as Jesse Parker)
Thomas Parris	....	key set production assistant
Derwin Penson	....	assistant set production assistant
Laura Pinto	....	script supervisor
Vickie Raynor	....	assistant: Ms. Burstyn
Holly Richardson	....	set security
Buck Sanders	....	synthesizer programmer
Jamie Saunders	....	chef's helper
Susan G. Schaefer	....	production legal services
Jessica Shepherd	....	dialogue coach
Ken Shields	....	production accountant
Don Smith	....	set security
Lee Smith	....	set security coordinator
Stuart Smith	....	location manager
Jay Stutz	....	dog wrangler
Shannon Thomas	....	extras wrangler (as Shannon Stewart)
Nicole Tribbet	....	production office assistant
Steve Vance	....	security: Mr. Thomas
Sandy Watterson	....	church coordinator
Paige Wilbanks	....	production assistant
Joanne Martin Hinson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kyle Jason Louque	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Mitchum Entertainment

Distributors

• B.T.O. Films
• Keystone Entertainment
• New Films International
• Really Good Distributor, A (1999) (UK) (DVD) (presents)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinema Catering  caterers
• Coast to Coast Catering  caterers (as Coast to Coast)
• Slater & Associates Casting  principal casting (as Slater & Associates)

Also Known As:

Leading with Her Heart (USA) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Clermont, Florida, USA

Company:

Mitchum Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: The positioning of the plates, pots of food and drinks on the dining table when Maddie and Robert are preparing to eat their lunch.

Quotes:

Wesley Benfield: [lying back in the bath] God damn, this feels nice!
Mattie Rigsbee: Young man, you will not take the Lord's name in vain in my house!
Wesley Benfield: I'm not in the house, I'm in the tub!

Soundtrack:

Leaning On The Everlasting Arms

Talk about Sleepers

I'd never heard of this movie, but I like Ellen Burstyn very much and rented the disk because she was the star. A couple of hours later I had tears on my cheeks and the feeling that I'd seen a film made in earlier, simpler times. That's a compliment. It's the story of a sweet elderly lady (Burstyn) whose faith and trust reform a juvenile delinquent (the fine teenage actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas). OK, it's a corny plot and it's been done a thousand times. And maybe not every question is answered here. But there are many surprises -- small story twists that are clever, reasonable and satisfying. Countless details show expert writing and film-making. Besides the two stars, the cast includes some solid names: Harve Presnell, Gwen Verdon, Edward Herrmann, Judge Reinhold and Mark Hamill. The title comes from the old-fashioned expression, "I could no more do [something impossible] than I could walk across Egypt." Incredibly, the rural, moss-draped locations were all found "in and around the city of Orlando." Florida, that is. Don't look for the travel-agency Orlando. Just do yourself a favor. Relax, forget the frantic concepts that some recent movie s have made us think are essential, and give yourself to "Walking Across Egypt." A handsome film, a superb cast, a heart-warming story. We're not often handed so many pleasures in a single picture.