Absolute Power (1997)
| Release Date | 14 February 1997 |
| Budget | $50,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $50,000,000 |
| Tagline | Corrupts Absolutely. |
| Genre | Crime, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Political Thriller |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Conspiracies, Witnessing a Crime, Political Corruption, One Last Heist, Crimes of Passion, Fathers and Daughters |
| Tones | Tense, Ominous, Paranoid, Melancholy, Wry |
| Tags | Burglar, Child, Conspiracy, Cover Up, Crusade, Daughter, Ex Convict, Family, Father, Investigation, Kill, Lawyer, Love, Murder, Parent, Politics, Witness |
Absolute Power is a 1997 American political thriller produced and directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood as a thief who witnesses a murder. The screenplay by William Goldman is based on the 1996 novel of the same name written by David Baldacci. It was screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Elaine Kagan
Valerie
Yau-Gene Chan
Waiter
George Orrison
Airport Bartender
Charles McDaniel
Medical Examiner
John Lyle Campbell
Repairman
Eric Dahlquist Jr.
Oval Office Agent
Jack Stewart Taylor
Watergate Doorman
Joy Ehrlich
Reporter
Robert Harvey
Cop
Director
Writer
David Baldacci
Producer
Michael Maurer
associate producer
Tom Rooker
executive producer
Karen S. Spiegel
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Jack N. Green
Editor
Joel Cox
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Casting Director
Phyllis Huffman
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Production Designer
Henry Bumstead
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Art Director
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
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Set Decorator
Richard C. Goddard
Anne D. McCulley
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Makeup Department
Vivian McAteer
hair stylist
Tania McComas
key makeup artist
Carol A. O'Connell
key hair stylist
Francisco X. Pérez
key makeup artist
Production Manager
Michael Maurer
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Bannerman
first assistant director
Robert Lorenz
second assistant director, first assistant director
Maura McKeown
second second assistant director: Los Angeles
Tom Rooker
second assistant director
Alison C. Rosa
second second assistant director: Baltimore/D.C.
Dodi Lee Rubenstein
second assistant director
Buddy Van Horn
second unit director
Art Department
Edward Alona
property master
David F. Bornstein
construction foreman
Gerrard Coffey
construction estimator
Chuck Herrmann
property assistant
Chuck McSorley
property assistant
John J. Rutchland Jr.
construction coordinator
Michael Sexton
assistant property master
Wayne Smith
stand-by painter
Doug Wilson
scenic foreman
Christopher L. Conner
head greensman: second unit
Lisa A. Corbin
swing gang
Damon Hight
propmaker
Ted Lubonovich II
construction gang boss: Baltimore
Laura M. O'Brien
art department coordinator
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.
set designer
Victor M. Shannon
plasterer
Sound Department
Bub Asman
supervising sound editor
Todd Bassman
boom operator
Neil Burrow
foley editor
Steve Cain
cable person
David E. Campbell
sound re-recording mixer
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
supervising dialogue editor
Mike Dobie
dialogue editor
Christopher Flick
foley supervisor
Jessica Gallavan
adr supervisor
Andrea Horta
adr editor
David M. Horton
dialogue editor
David L. Horton Jr.
foley editor
Doug Jackson
sound effects editor
Adam Johnston
sound effects editor
Constance A. Kazmer
dialogue editor
C. Darin Knight
sound mixer
Gary Krivacek
sound effects editor
Darrin Martin
assistant sound editor
Alan Robert Murray
supervising sound editor
Kim Nolan
assistant sound editor
Jayme S. Parker
sound effects editor
John T. Reitz
sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Rudloff
sound re-recording mixer
Michael Ruiz
assistant sound editor
Madeleine Swift
assistant sound editor
Butch Wolf
foley editor
Eric Gotthelf
foley mixer
Casey Stone
additional recording engineer
Special Effects
Jeff Denes
special effects crew
John Frazier
special effects consultant
Joe Pancake
special effects crew
Frances Pennington
special effects crew
Steve Riley
special effects coordinator
Stunts
Jill Brown
stunts, stunt double
Douglas Crosby
stunts
Brian Davis
stunts
Jeffrey Eith
stunts
Larry Holt
stunts
Jeff Mosley
stunts
John Robotham
stunts
Peter Stader
stunts
Jim Stephen
stunts
Keith Tellez
stunts
Dave Thompson
stunts
Buddy Van Horn
stunt coordinator
Jennifer Watson-Johnston
stunts
George Orrison
stunt double: Clint Eastwood
Camera and Electrical Department
Denise Bailie
second assistant camera: "b" camera, Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Shawn Blakeman
electrician
Stephen S. Campanelli
Steadicam operator, camera operator
Colin J. Campbell
chief lighting technician
Bill Coe
first assistant camera
Jan Gould
best boy grip
William J. Gray
first assistant camera: "b" camera, Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Peter N. Green
second assistant camera
Ryan Green
film loader
Frank R. Jimenez Jr.
rigging gaffer
Graham Kuhn
still photographer
Thomas Loizeaux
additional camera operator: "b" camera, Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Anastas N. Michos
camera operator: "b" camera, Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Hal Nelson
crane grip
Clive Richards
electrician
Charles Saldana
key grip
Frank Scheidbach
assistant lighting technician
Doug Wall
grip
Charles W. Wayt
dolly grip
Eric Vincent Cruse
grip
Roger Donegan
video assist operator
Daniel C. Gold
camera operator: "b" camera
Gregory F. Johnson
grip
Brett Mabry
electrician
Casting Department
Pat Moran
east coast day player casting: Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Claudia Ramsumair
casting assistant
John Strawbridge
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Darryl M. Athons
set costumer: men
Deborah Hopper
costume supervisor
Roussell Johnson
tailor
Cheryl Scarano
key costumer
Peggy A. Schnitzer
set costumer: women
Editorial Department
Anthony Bozanich
assistant film editor
Michael Cipriano
assistant film editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Bob Putynkowski
color timer
Gary Roach
assistant film editor
Music Department
Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer
Donald Harris
music editor
Transportation Department
Maylon Houston
transportation captain
Robert Neilson
transportation coordinator
Lonnie Craig
driver
Douglas A. Walk
driver: honeywagon
Other Crew
Jason R. Ballance
production associate
Marco Barla
unit publicist
Steve Belin
production associate
Donya Burroughs
production associate
Jessica Chavez
assistant location manager
Curtis Collins
assistant location manager
Cate Hardman
script supervisor
Bob Hartman
production accountant
Michael Hathaway
production associate
Peter Hollocker
production associate
Don Kincade
production associate
Shirley Kirkes
choreographer
Jeff Kloss
production auditor
Antoinette Levine
key location manager
Suzanne Lore
production coordinator
Jonise Misiewicz
assistant production accountant
Danny Morris
craft service
Russell H. Potter V
assistant production coordinator
Melissa Rooker
assistant: Mr. Eastwood
Heidi Smith
assistant production accountant
Robert R. Snow
technical advisor
Andrew White
production associate
Martine White
key second location manager
Roselyn Winward
assistant production accountant
Kathleen Beall
assistant location manager
Lisa Marie Boiko
stand-in: Laura Linney
Alfred J. Caragay
set production assistant
Robert C. Decker
location manager
Tim Downs
production assistant
Caprice Ericson
location scout
Tony Kerum
caterer
Bob Supan
stand-in: Ed Harris, Baltimore location
Production Company
Castle Rock Entertainment
Malpaso Productions
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Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Columbia Pictures
CBS Television
Columbia TriStar Films
Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar
Concorde Filmverleih
Filmayer Vídeo
Filmayer
Filmes Lusomundo
LK-TEL
Sandrews
Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
Miscellaneous
Avon Studio Transport
transportation
Cerruti 1881
wardrobe: Mr. Eastwood
Lightnin' Production Rentals
transportation equipment
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
SoundStorm
sound editing
Tony's Food Service
catering
Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack
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