Angels in America (2003)


Angels in America
Release Date07 December 2003
Budget$60,000,000
TaglineThe messenger has arrived.
GenreDrama, Fantasy
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBethesda Fountain, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish, Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor

Angels in America is a 2003 HBO miniseries adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same name by Tony Kushner. Kushner adapted his original text for the screen, and Mike Nichols directed. Set in 1985, the film has at its core the story of two couples whose relationships dissolve amidst the backdrop of Reagan era politics, the spreading AIDS epidemic and a rapidly changing social and political climate.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Prior Walter

Louis Ironson

Nurse Emily 

Joe Pitt

Ethel Rosenberg

Roy Cohn

Roy's Doctor

Harper Pitt

Martin Heller

James Babbin
Plaza Hotel Waiter

Pete Macnamara
Oak Room Patron

Paul Burton Wilson
Bar Patron

Director

Writer

Producer

Cary Brokaw
executive producer

Celia D. Costas
producer

Michael Haley
co-executive producer

Paul A. Levin
associate producer

executive producer

Marco Valerio Pugini
line producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Stephen Goldblatt

Editor

Antonia Van Drimmelen

Casting Director

Ellen Lewis

Juliet Taylor

Production Designer

Stuart Wurtzel

Art Director

John Kasarda

Set Decorator

George DeTitta Jr.

Costume Designer

Ann Roth

Makeup Department

J. Roy Helland
hair designer / makeup designer

David Brian Brown
key hair stylist

John Caglione Jr.
makeup artist: Mr. Pacino

Joseph A. Campayno
key makeup artist

Angel De Angelis
hair stylist: Mr. Pacino

Kelly Gleason
makeup artist

Heidi Kulow
makeup artist

Jason Joseph Sica
hair stylist

Production Manager

Fabiomassimo Dell'Orco
unit production manager

Patricia Anne Doherty
unit production manager

Jan Foster
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Consuelo Bidorini
floor assistant director

Joseph Aspromonti
second assistant director: second unit

Alex Corven Caronia
first assistant director

Nate Grubb
dga trainee

Michael Haley
first assistant director

Amy Lauritsen
second assistant director

Kathryn-Ann Oaks Shertzer
additional second assistant director

Fiona Spillard
assistant director

Jennifer Truelove
second second assistant director

Simonetta Valentini
second assistant director: Italy

Art Department

Charles Cecil
construction coordinator

John Thomas Kennedy
construction coordinator

Clarissa Shanahan
scenic artist

Steven Shellooe
on-set scenic

Daniel Geary
carpenter

Michael Kall
carpenter

David H. Allen
property master: reshoot

Tommy Allen
property master

Dawn M. Baker
scenic artist

Eric Cheripka
props

Dan DeTitta
shopper

James Donahue
scenic artist

Sandro Erdolini
painter

Bruce Lee Gross
lead man

Rumiko Ishii
art department production assistant

Nora Kasarda
art department coordinator

Hinju Kim
assistant art director

Christine Mayer
assistant set decorator

Alessandra Querzola
set decorator: Italy

Jeremy Rosenstein
art department production assistant

Grant Shaffer
storyboard artist

David Stein
assistant art director

Ginny Walsh
property fabricator

Tom Warren
assistant art director

Joan Winters
graphic designer

Sound Department

Chris Fielder
assistant sound editor

Jamie Baker
foley recordist

Ron Bochar
sound re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor

Laura Civiello
dialogue editor

Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist

Lee Dichter
sound re-recording mixer

Kenna Doeringer
assistant adr editor

Kyle Godbey
sound effects intern / sound recordist

Heather Gross
first assistant sound editor

Dan Guachione
boom operator

John Gutierrez
boom operator

Paul Hsu
sound designer

George A. Lara
foley mixer

Branka Mrkic
dialogue editor

Jay Peck
foley artist

James Sabat
sound mixer

James J. Sabat Jr.
boom operator

Andrew Schmetterling
boom operator

Philip Stockton
dialogue editor

David Warzynski
foley recordist

Allan Zaleski
sound effects assistant

Alexa Zimmerman
apprentice sound editor

Special Effects

Mark Bero
special effects coordinator

Stefano Corridori
special effects

Richard Bryan Douglas
special effects technician

Steven Kirshoff
special effects supervisor

Doyle Smith
artist

John Stifanich
special effects

Visual Effects

Kevin Moseley
visual effects artist

Kelly Bumbarger
digital compositor

Timothy Michael Cairns
quality control supervisor: Efilm/Panavision

Patrick Clancey
digital opticals

Carole Cowley
visual effects producer

Paul Curley
digital artist

Dominic Daigle
digital artist

Enid Dalkoff
digital compositor

Andrea D'Amico
visual effects executive producer, R!OT

Spydercam rigger technician

John Decker
lead animator: R!OT Pictures

Tommy Dorsett
visual effects editor: R!OT Pictures

Kim Doyle
visual effects coordinator

Travis Dutch
scanning and recording

visual effects supervisor

Dennis Fitzsimmons
digital compositor

Lori Freitag-Hild
digital compositor

Gian Ganziano
visual effects editor: R!OT pictures

Rocco Gioffre
matte artist

Don Greenberg
digital compositor: R!OT Pictures

Mark Intravartolo
digital compositor

Joni Jacobson
senior compositor

Gregory Jein
lead model maker

Karin Joy
visual effects producer: The Post Group

Ntana Key
digital intermediate assist: EFilm

Kathy LaCommare
visual effects editor

Michael Lafuente
software engineer

Mark Larranaga
compositor

Marcus LeVere
digital artist

Kevin Lin
digital cleanup artist

Lawrence Littleton
digital compositor

Nicholas Lund-Ulrich
data management

Heather MacPhee
texture painter: MetroLight Studios

Thomas Mathai
data manager

Yvette Memory
visual effects coordinator: The Orphanage

Michele Moen
senior matte artist: R!ot Pictures

Kenneth Nakada
matte artist: R!OT Pictures

Jaime Norman
visual effects production manager

Scott Paider
Spydercam head rigger

Liz Ralston
visual effects producer

Jim Rider
digital effects artist

Chris Ryan
CG artist: MetroLight Studios

Marc-Andre Samson
digital artist

Nabil Schiantarelli
compositor

Steven J. Scott
digital intermediate colorist: EFilm

Todd Semmes
spydercam coordinator/rigging

Ron Simonson
visual effects supervisor

Ben Britten Smith
spydercam flight control

Elaine Essex Thompson
visual effects coordinator

Stefano Trivelli
compositing sequence supervisor: R!OT Pictures

Jerry Weil
computer graphics supervisor

Sean Wilson
digital compositor

Jeff Zaman
digital compositor

Stunts

Danny Aiello III
stunt coordinator

Chris Barnes
stunt performer

Tim Gallin
stunt performer

Donald John Hewitt
stunt performer

Don Hewitt
stunt performer

Jery Hewitt
stunt coordinator

Jennifer Lamb
stunt performer

Mick O'Rourke
stunt performer

Jake Brake
stunt performer

Chris Colombo
stunt double

Vince Cupone
stunt performer

Jacob Dewitt
stunt rigger

Amir Hoff
stunt performer

Steve Mack
stunt performer

Kelly Malone
stunt double: Ms. Thompson

Kim Rideout
stunt performer

David Shumbris
stunt double: Mr. Kirk

Mam Smith
stunt performer

David Ambrosi
stunt coordinator

Randy Beckman
stunt rigger

Bret Kiene
stunt driver / stunt rigger 

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael Gallart
lighting console operator

Adam Johnson
camera loader

Will Arnot
Steadicam operator

Timothy R. Boyce Jr.
video assist operator

Steve Briante
camera loader

Daniele Caiuli
electrician

Steve Comesky
best boy electric

Trevor Coop
camera operator: Europe

Kathleen Corgan
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Ray De La Motte
camera operator

Jon Delgado
electrician

Chris Drechsler
electrician

Gene Engels
gaffer

Stanislao Galasso
electrician: Italy

Joel Holland
video assist operator

Saiyiu. Li
additional camera loader

Frances 'Buddy' McBride
rigging gaffer

John Milcetic
electrician

Adam Nixon
assistant still photographer

George Patsos
key grip

Ron Phillips
still photographer

Lewis Sadler
electrician

Chris Silano
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Kyle Stephens
electrician

Paolo Tiberti
key grip

Joel Tishcoff
rigging best boy

Albert Valera
assistant camera

Rebecca Venezia
camera loader

Kevin Walsh
electrician

Casting Department

Sophia M. Costas
extras casting

Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Mickey Carleton
set costumer

Lynne Maureen Curtis
additional wardrobe

Donna Maloney
costume supervisor

Michelle Matland
assistant costume designer

Christopher Peterson
assistant costume designer

Amy Roth
costumer

Jonathan Schwartz
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Amy Tompkins
digital intermediate editor

Terra Bliss-Alvarez
digital intermediate producer

Matthew Crocker
post-production assistant

Ann Gray
post-production coordinator

William Henry
associate editor

Daniel Hoffman
assistant editor

Michael Moran
post-production assistant

Beatrice Sisul
assistant editor

Ralph Tarr
color timer

Paul C. Warschilka
assistant editor

Music Department

Tim Rodier
music preparation

Nancy Allen
assistant music editor

Evyen Klean
music supervisor

Thomas Pasatieri
orchestrator

Suzana Peric
music editor

John Rodd
orchestral scoring recordist

Thomas Vicari
scoring mixer

Jesse Voccia
music engineer

Transportation Department

Natalia Barbosa
transportation manager

Other Crew

Rashad Clinton
production assistant

Seth Adam Cohen
studio coordinator

Jon Maichel Thomas
title designer

Marco Mattei
production accountant assistant

Mary Bailey
script supervisor

Randall Balsmeyer
title designer

Will Beekman
key location assistant

Mona Bernal
production coordinator: Italy

Rebecca Booth
set production assistant

Blanca Camacho
adr loop group

Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot

Sonia Cilia
production assistant

J. John Corbett
title designer

Jennifer Crammer
assistant production coordinator

Lou Crisa
assistant: Mr. Pacino

Trip Cullman
set assistant: Mr. Nichols

Ged Dickersin
location scout

Deb Dyer
accountant

Guy Efrat
location scout

Allie Feldman
assistant to executive producer

James Feldman
script coordinator

David Fischer
key production assistant

Barone Francesca
unspecified assistant

Heather Gauntt
location assistant

Judy Geletko
production executive: Avenue Pictures Productions

Aaron Geller
person generally in charge of everything

Geoffrey Goodman
assistant to executive producer

Joe Guest
assistant location manager

Sean Ilnseher
assistant: Ms. Emma Thompson

Jenessa Joffe
production assistant

Tim Judge
executive assistant: Mr. Pacino

Joseph Keyes
production assistant

Christina Kim
post delivery supervisor

David Koch
production assistant

Victoria C. Lang
set production assistant

Kendra Levenberg
key craft service

production assistant: Al Pacino

assistant: Mr. Nichols for Icarus Productions

Josh Liveright
payroll accountant

Ana Lombardo
stage manager

Lisa Madden
assistant accountant

Keira March
first assistant accountant

Nicola Marzano
key set production assistant: Italy

Nicola Mazzei
stand-in

Meegan Neeb
production secretary

Ben Nicolosi-Endo
production assistant

Jonah Oskow
production assistant

Deborah Parker
location manager

Giampiero Pelusi
location assistant

Carla Maria Perrina
payroll clerk

Jess Prosser
additional production assistant

Jennifer Quesenbery
location scout

John Reeves III
production assistant

Jim Rider
title designer

Jonathan Roumie
location scout

Federico Santangelo
production secretary

Amit Sethi
title designer

Brennan Shroff
accounting clerk

Emily Sklar
assistant: Meryl Streep

Matthew Spiegel
production coordinator

Eugene Stamos
craft service second unit

Cristina Tacchino
location manager

Eva Vedock
craft service

Steven Wargo
key craft services

Production Company

Avenue Pictures Productions
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Distributor

Home Box Office (HBO)

HBO Hungary

Argentina Video Home
,

Eesti Televisioon (ETV)

Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)

Super! Drama TV

Warner Bros.

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

WoWow

Special Effects

Riot

Post Group, The
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Miscellaneous

Act One Script Clearance
script research

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies, camera cranes

Post Logic Studios
digital film mastering

Prologue Films
titles

Sylvia FayLee Genick & Associates Casting
extras casting






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