Alan & Naomi (1992)


Alan & Naomi
Release Date31 January 1992
GenreDrama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsWilmington, North Carolina, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComing-of-Age, Psychological Drama
MoodOnly Human
ThemesUnlikely Friendships, Mental Illness, Haunted By the Past, Crimes Against Humanity, Death of a Parent
TonesCompassionate, Understated, Warm, Gentle, Sweet
TagsCatatonic, Friendship, Holocaust, Post Traumatic Stress, Resistance Fighters, Teenagers

Alan & Naomi is a 1992 film about the friendship between two children in 1944 Brooklyn. Lukas Haas and Vanessa Zaoui star as the titular characters, and the screenplay is based on a novel by Myron Levoy. The 1977 novel was nominated for the American Book Award for Children's Literature and is also an honor book for the Jane Addams Children's Book Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Alan Silverman

Vanessa Zaoui
Naomi Kirschenbaum

Sol Silverman

Ruth Silverman

Shaun Kelly

Mrs. Liebman

Victoria Christian
Mrs. Kirschenbaum

Charlie Dow
Joe Condello

Randy Williams
Ken Newman

Mary McMillan
Mrs. Landley

Richard K. Olsen
Finch

Stacey Moseley
Gloria

Mark Fincannon
Mr. Kirschenbaum

Becky Wyatt
Norma

Derek Knott
Larry Dennison

D. Anthony Pender
Usher

Blake A. Edwards
Tommy Frankel

Shawn Ryan
Tony Ferrara

Brian Button
Boy #1

Mick McGovern
Officer Danny

Michael Stanton Kennedy
Officer Pat

Darwin Brandis
Stickball Player

Jason Andrew O'Malley
Classmate

Director

Sterling Van Wagenen
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Writer

Myron Levoy

Jordan Horowitz

Producer

David Anderson
producer

Mark Balsam
producer

Edward M. Grant
associate producer

Jordan Horowitz
associate producer

Jonathan Pillot
executive producer

Don Schain
co-producer

Original Music

Dick Hyman
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Cinematographer

Paul Ryan
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Editor

Cari Coughlin
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Production Designer

George Goodridge
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Art Director

Barbara Kahn Kretschmer
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Set Decorator

Vernon Harrell
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Costume Designer

Alonzo Wilson
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Makeup Department

Dalaree Goodwin
assistant hair stylist

Jeff Goodwin
key makeup artist

key hair stylist

Production Manager

David Blake Hartley
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Rip Murray
first assistant director

Cynthia E. Williams
second assistant director

Juliette Yager
second assistant director

Art Department

Dan Anderson
art department assistant

Dax Anderson
art department assistant

Beth Berkshire
assistant property master

Rufus Best
set carpenter

John Bromell
set dresser

Hank P. Constantineau
sign painter

Peter Durand
set dresser

Peter J. Durand
set dresser

Tara Foran
art department assistant

Beth Giles
set dresser

Carl Hector
set dresser

Russell Jones
set dresser

General Fermon Judd Jr.
set dresser

Danny Kiser
construction coordinator

John D. Kretschmer
set dresser

Gary W. Lang
construction foreman

Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur
property master

Stephen C. Peterman
lead man

Daniel Samppala
model maker

'Polar Bear' Shaw
set dresser

Lawrence Ross Shepard
scenic artist

Barry Spencer
set carpenter

Brian Stultz
storyboard artist

Louis Terry
set dresser

Dick Van Newkirk
stand-by carpenter

Sarah Van Wagenen
art department assistant

John D. Wallace
charge scenic

Sound Department

Logan Breit
assistant sound editor

Doug Byran
supervising sound editor

Robert J. Castaldo
foley artist

Aaron Kropf
assistant sound engineer

Susan Pelino
assistant sound engineer

Gary A. Theard
boom operator

Jeff Timbs
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Rick Waddell
sound mixer

Todd Whitelock
assistant sound engineer

Byron Wilson
sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects

Greg Hull
special effects

Stunts

stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael Adams
grip

Monty Bass
dolly grip

Logan R. Berkshire
grip

Michael Bonsignore
grip

Scott R. Davis
key grip

Bill Finger
second assistant camera

Herb Harton
additional photographer

Scott Hillman
grip

Robert Hoelen
best boy grip

Terry D. Long
electrician

Spencer McDonald
first assistant camera

Stephen Perry
gaffer

Keith Pickett
best boy electric

Dale C. Robinson
electrician

Mark Smith
electrician

Merie Weismiller Wallace
still photographer

Casting Department

Jeanne Biras
casting: Paris

Craig Fincannon
casting: Wilmington

Mark Fincannon
casting: Wilmington

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Erika Anderson
costume supervisor

Ilse Graves
seamstress

Kristina Van Wagenen
costume assistant

Anna M. Welcome
costumer

Editorial Department

Pamela Choules
apprentice editor

Robert Colley
color timer

Tracy Dorsey
apprentice editor

Carole Henderson Harrington
first assistant editor

Dean Holder
second assistant editor

Doug Richen
apprentice editor

Jennifer D. Scudder
apprentice editor

Gary Wallace
negative cutter

Karen Witte
negative cutter

Music Department

Anahid Ajemian
musician: violin

Dan Barrett
musician: trombone

John Beal
musician: bass

Raymond Beckenstein
musician: saxophone

Vincent Bell
musician: guitar

Phil Bodner
musician: clarinet, flute and saxophone

Dave Carey
musician: percussion

Mel Davis
musician: trumpet

John Frosk
musician: trumpet

Maureen Gallagher
musician: viola

Joel Helleny
musician: trombone

Dick Hyman
musician: piano, conductor

Wally Kane
musician: saxophone

Walt Levinsky
music recording supervisor

Joe Malin
music contractor

John Mical
music preparation

Matthew Raimondi
musician: violin

Mark Orrin Shuman
musician: cello

Ted Sommer
musician: drums

Frank Wess
musician: saxophone

Joe Wilder
musician: trumpet

Roy B. Yokelson
music recording engineer

Transportation Department

Edward W. Bozeman
driver

Ron M. Field
driver: honeywagon

Anthony Forester
driver

Neil Hyman
transportation coordinator

David Outlaw
driver

Linda Pickett
driver

Bill Pitts
transportation captain

Jesse Adam Smith
driver

Lorri F. Sumner
driver

Other Crew

David L. Aaron
title designer

Betsy Anderson
set production assistant

Duke Anderson
stand-in

Susan B. Asbjornson
guardian: Mr. Haas

Alex Balestrero
stand-in

Mary Bridges
assistant production accountant

C.F. Burton
set medic

Chrissie Davis
production coordinator

Carrie Durose
assistant production coordinator

Reva Grantham
assistant to chef

Sandra M. Haskell
script supervisor

Alexander Johnston
location manager

Janalee O'Bagy
set production assistant

Jean-Marie Pélissié
dialogue coach: Miss Zaoui

Randall Pickett
craft service

Pam Plummer
extras coordinator

Manny Sarris
set production assistant

Nicole Silverstein
assistant: Mr. Schain

Mark Snyder
chef

John Stuart
office production assistant

Arthur Van Wagenen
stand-in

William Van Wagenen
stand-in

Anne Wilson
production accountant

Stacy Barnhill
stand-in

Jeff Crane
post-production accountant

Jason Andrew O'Malley
stand-in

Production Company

Leucadia Film Corporation
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Maltese Productions
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Distributor

LK-TEL Vídeo

Triton Pictures
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Video Omega

Miscellaneous

AlliedWBS Film & Video Services
post-production sound services

Antland Productions
music recording

Fincannon & Associates
casting: Wilmington

Ultravision
camera equipment provided by

Walken-Jaffe
principal casting: New York






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