Affliction (1997)
| Release Date | 28 August 1997 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $6,000,000 |
| Tagline | Wade Whitehouse is frightened to death of following in his father's footsteps. |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Beloeil, Québec, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Drama, Addiction Drama, Family Drama, Crime Drama |
| Mood | Unloveables, Abandon All Hope |
| Themes | Haunted By the Past, Fathers and Sons, Alcoholism |
| Tones | Bleak, Downbeat, Wintry, Austere, Paranoid, Chilly, Disturbing |
| Tags | Abuse, Aimlessness, Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Delusion, Father, Frustration, Mental Breakdown, Murder, Self Destruction |
Affliction is a 1998 film written and directed by Paul Schrader from the novel by Russell Banks. It stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt and Jim True.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Brigid Tierney
Jill Whitehouse
Tim Post
Chick Ward
Janine Theriault
Hettie Rogers
Paul Stewart
Mr. Horner
Sheena Larkin
Lugene Brooks
Penny Mancuso
Woman Driver
Danielle Désormeaux
Elaine
Charles Edwin Powell
Jimmy Dane
Donovan Reiter
Short-Haired Local
Brawley Nolte
Young Wade Whitehouse
Michael Caloz
Young Rolfe Whitehouse
Joanna Noyes
Sally Whitehouse
Marcel Jeannin
State Trooper
Steve Adams
Mel Gordon
Martha-Marie Kleinhans
Lena Whitehouse
Mark Camacho
Clyde - Lena's Husband
Ralph Allison
Reverend Doughty
Eugene Lipinski
Atty. J. Battle Hand
Director
Writer
Producer
Eric Berg
co-producer
Frank K. Isaac
co-producer
Josette Perrotta
line producer
Barr B. Potter
executive producer
Linda Reisman
producer
Original Music
Michael Brook
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Cinematographer
Editor
Jay Rabinowitz
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Casting Director
Ellen Chenoweth
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Kathleen Chopin
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Production Designer
Anne Pritchard
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Art Director
Michel Beaudet
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Costume Designer
François Laplante
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Makeup Department
Claudette B. Casavant
additional makeup artist
Manon Joly
additional hair stylist
Bob Pritchett
hair stylist
Diane Simard
makeup artist
Rob Hinderstein
makeup artist
Production Manager
Michel Chauvin
unit manager
Stéphane Falardeau
assistant unit manager
JoAnn M. Laub
post-production supervisor
Josette Perrotta
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anne Alloucherie
third assistant director
Marie-José Bourassa
additional second assistant director
Isabelle Brutus
third assistant director
Pedro Gandol
first assistant director
Burtt Harris
first assistant director
Francine Langlois
second assistant director
Art Department
Claire Alary
property buyer
Annette Bélanger
art department coordinator
Marie Cailher Chartrand
assistant property master
René Forest
swing gang
Gérald Germain
painter
Alain Giguère
head scenic painter
François Gosselin
swing gang
Ann Grenier
assistant decorator
Denis Hamel
property master
Françoise Labelle
additional dresser
Louis-René Landry
draftsman
Paul Le Maire
swing gang
Carl Lessard
graphic designer
Serge Nadon
swing gang
Jean-Pierre Paquet
assistant decorator
Patrice Poulin
swing gang
Michel Robichaud
painter
Ginette Robitaille
key decorator
Alain Senécal
swing gang
André Valade
additional dresser
Steve Ward
painter
Michel Brochu
construction supervisor
Sound Department
Gina Alfano
adr editor
Sylvain Arseneault
boom operator
David Boulton
adr recording engineer
David Cutler
sound intern
George A. Lara
foley recording engineer
Tony Martinez
supervising sound editor
Patrick Rousseau
sound mixer
Paul P. Soucek
sound effects editor
Jeffrey Stern
dialogue editor
Tony V. Stevens
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Bill Sweeney
foley editor
Dominick Tavella
sound re-recording engineer: Sound One Corporation
Brian Vancho
foley artist
Chris Walldorf
sound intern
John Werner
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Louis Craig
special effects
Mario Dumont
special effects senior technician
Eric-André Paquin
special effects technician
Philippe Roberge
special effects technician
Stunts
Yves Langlois
stunt double
Jay Lavalley
stunt double
David McKeown
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Alain Apollon
additional grip
Robert Auclair
additional electrician
Claude Beauchamp
second assistant camera
Michel Paul Bélisle
additional electrician
Sylvain Bergevin
electrician
Michel Bernier
assistant camera: second unit
Jocelyn Bertrand
grip
Mikey Bertrand
key grip
Gérald Bourget
generator operator
Frédéric Chamberland
assistant camera: second unit
Jean Courteau
chief lighting technician
Rod Crombie
Steadicam operator
Mathieu Décary
first assistant camera
Alain Deniger
additional electrician
Attila Dory
still photographer
Gilles Fortier
best boy electric
Darcy Greer
camera trainee
René Guillard
additional electrician
Maxime Imbeau
grip
Pierric Jouvante
additional electrician
Keith Kerr
additional grip
Luc Leblanc
additional electrician
Stéphane Leblanc
electrician
Kenneth MacKenzie
best boy grip
Danny Rivard
additional grip
Jocelyn Simard
assistant camera: second unit
Robert Stecko
camera operator
Bert Tougas
director of photography: second unit
Casting Department
Lise Beauchamp
extras casting
Rosina Bucci
casting: Montreal
Ross Clydesdale
casting: Toronto
Juli-Ann Kay
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Monic Ferland
wardrobe supervisor
Francine Richard
dresser
John Stowe
key dresser
Dominique Theriault
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Angie Day
post-production assistant
Claudette Duff
assistant film editor
Mark Ginsberg
color timer
Tony Grocki
associate film editor
Eron Otcasek
editing intern
Pascale Paroissien
apprentice editor
Tia Schellstede
apprentice editor
Arnold Shuster
negative cutter
Daniel Ward
editing intern
Patricia Sztaba
negative matcher
Stan Sztaba
negative matcher
Music Department
Bill Jackson
music mixer
Shari Schwartz
music editor
Transportation Department
Christian Biron
driver
Michel Brouillette
picture car coordinator
Nicolas Carasoulis
driver
Walter Diaz
driver
André Dion
driver: art department
Jim Disensi
transportation coordinator
Lorne Dosogne
driver
Marco Fania
driver
Charles Faubert
driver
Emmanuelle Fournier
driver: art department
David Leblanc
driver
Jon Prévost
driver
Rino Vertone
driver
Joseph 'Tino' Viscusi
driver captain
Ted Wilson
driver
Other Crew
Marco Antonucci
assistant craft service
Olivier Barzic
additional production assistant
Jean-Marin Basley
production assistant
Christian Bergeron
additional assistant
Danielle Boucher
production coordinator
Guylaine Boucher
assistant production coordinator
Joanne Camacho-Gendron
insurance: B.F. Lorenzetti & Associates Inc.
Andrew Campbell
armorer
Frédéric Chabot
additional assistant
Monique Champagne
script supervisor
Jean-François Chapadeau
production assistant
Bertrand Charette
office assistant
Louise Cloutier
additional assistant
Bob Corzo
finance executive: Largo Entertainment
Céline Daignault
location manager
Martin D'Archangéli
additional assistant
Edmond Delorimier
production assistant
Paul Dupont
safety coordinator
Chantale Fortin
assistant accountant
Mario Garant
additional production assistant
Yves Garant
additional production assistant
Ed Gathercole
insurance: B.F. Lorenzetti & Associates Inc.
François Grenon
production assistant
Carole Grisé
assistant accountant
Kathleen Haase
production executive: Largo
Roger Kass
legal counsel: Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn
Phyllis Kaufman
legal counsel: Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn
Adrian Knight
assistant: Mr. Schrader
Annika Krausz
assistant to producers
Julien LeBlanc
caterer
Veronica Miller
production accountant
Suzanne Munger
receptionist
Denis Paquette
assistant location manager
Stella Paulin
accommodation: Hotel Intercontinental Montreal
Stephen Peoples
assistant: Mr. Schrader
Charles Radford
stand-in: Mr. Nolte
Stuart Andrew Robinson
assistant accountant
Karen Robson
legal services: Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn
Julie Shapiro
travel arrangements: Travelcorps
David J. Stein
legal counsel: Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn
Stéphane St-Germain
craft service
Chris Taylor
business affairs: Largo
Mark Urman
public relations: Dennis Davidson Associates
Bruce Vann
business affairs: Largo
Sherri Wilson
liaison: Kingsgate Films
Marianne Wisenthal
assistant to producers
Jennifer Zolten Freed
post-production accountant
Matt Hedge
adr artist
Kristen Vermilyea
location scout
Thanks
Michael Budman
thanks: Roots Canada
Paul Dagenais
thanks
Edgar Gross
thanks
Ellen Levine
thanks
Lisa Maxwell
thanks
Bill Nisselson
thanks
Johnnie Planco
thanks
Steve Ransohoff
thanks
Karen Robson
thanks
Linda Sobel
thanks: Roots Canada
Chase Twichell
thanks
Sally Willcox
thanks
Production Company
JVC Entertainment Inc.
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Kingsgate Productions
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Largo Entertainment
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Distributor
Alfa Films
Artificial Eye
Cinema Service
Europa Filmes
Kinowelt Filmverleih
Laurus Entertainment
Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
Lions Gate Films
Manga Films
Opening Distribution
Paradiso Entertainment
Paradiso Home Entertainment
RTL Entertainment
Tohokushinsha Film
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
Universal Home Entertainment
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Videotrónica
Special Effects
Intrigue
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Miscellaneous
A & R Brochu Construction
set construction by
B.F. Lorenzetti & Associates
insurance provided by
Bulloch Entertainment Services
payroll services provided by
Commission Scolaire de l'Argile Bleu
thanks
Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)
public relations
Effects House, The
titles and opticals
Entertainment Partners
payroll services provided by
Film Finance
completion bond
Heenan Blaikie Lawyers
legal counsulting: Montreal
Hotel Intercontinental Montréal
accomodations provided by
Hybrid Studios
music recorded at
International Business Management
thanks
Kanuk
thanks
Les Productions Mikey Inc.
grip equipment supplied by
Location Michel Trudel Inc.
electric equipment and dollies supplied by
Municipality of Otterburn Park
thanks
Municipality of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
thanks
Municipality of St-Jean-Chrysostome
thanks
Music Annex
music mixed at
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
stock footage courtesy of
New Hampshire State Police
thanks
Orvis Company
thanks
P.M.G. Technologies
thanks
Panavision Canada
camera equipment provided by
Poudrette Quarry
thanks
Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn
legal consulting
Roots
thanks
Sound One Corporation
post-production services
Sumitomo Bank
production financing
Titan Sports
tape material courtesy of
Town of Beloeil
thanks
Town of Mont Saint-Hilaire
thanks
Travelcorps International
travel arrangements provided by
Trevanna Post
post-production accounting
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