Apt Pupil (1998)
| Release Date | 09 September 1998 |
| Budget | $14,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $9,000,000 |
| Tagline | If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn. |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller, Horror |
| Country | USACanadaFrance |
| Filming Locations | Alhambra, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | SDDS, Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller, Psychological Drama |
| Mood | Spellbinders |
| Themes | Assumed Identities, Mind Games, Crimes Against Humanity |
| Tones | Menacing, Creepy, Disturbing, Ominous, Tense, Drab, Downbeat |
| Tags | Blackmail, Concentration Camp, Connection, Criminal, Deception, Hidden Identity, High School, Nazism, Neighbor, Relationship, Secret Life, Secrets, Stories, Teenagers, Trust, War Crimes |
Apt Pupil is a 1998 American psychological thriller film based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King. The film was directed by Bryan Singer and stars Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro. In the 1980s in southern California, high school student Todd Bowden (Renfro) discovers fugitive Nazi war criminal Kurt Dussander (McKellen) living in his neighborhood under the pseudonym Arthur Denker. Bowden, obsessed with Nazism and acts of the Holocaust, persuades Dussander to share his stories, and their relationship stirs malice in each of them.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Mickey Cottrell
Sociology Teacher
Michael Reid MacKay
Nightmare Victim
Marjorie Lovett
Agnes Bowden
David Cooley
Gym Teacher
Blake Anthony Tibbetts
Teammate
Katherine Malone
Student
Grace Sinden
Secretary
Anthony Moore (Actor)
Umpire
Danna Dennis
Nurse
Jan Triska
Isaac Weiskopf
Michael Artura
Detective Getty
Donna Marie Brown
Mother
Mark Flythe
Darren
Warren Wilson
Newscaster
Jill Harris
Reporter
Norbert D. Singer
Hospital Administrator #1
Mildred Singer
Hospital Administrator #2
Mary Ottman
Doctor
Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter
Skinhead
Joseph Ashton Montgomery
Student
Phaedra Neitzel
Student
Director
Writer
Brandon Boyce
Producer
Tom DeSanto
co-producer
Tim Harbert
executive producer
Don Murphy
producer
Jay Shapiro
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Newton Thomas Sigel
Editor
Casting Director
Francine Maisler
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Production Designer
Richard Hoover
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Art Director
Kathleen M. McKernin
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Set Decorator
Jennifer Herwitt
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Costume Designer
Louise Mingenbach
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Makeup Department
Jori Jenae
makeup artist
Kerry Mendenhall
assistant hair stylist
Daniel Parker
makeup supervisor, makeup designer
Joni Powell
key makeup artist
Edward St. George
key hair stylist
Lisa Rocco
makeup artist
Production Manager
Tim Harbert
unit production manager
Hilarie Roope
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fernando Altschul
first assistant director
Scott Cameron
assistant director
Kelly Kiernan
second assistant director
Robert A. Neft
second second assistant director
Art Department
Pete Allyn
construction coordinator
James Amado
swing gang
Ayenne J. Applebaum
lead scenic
Jenny Baum
set dresser
Michael Blair
construction foreman
Chris Call
property master
John Coven
storyboard artist
David Eckert
set designer
Nick Gillie
swing gang
Frederika Gray
stand-by painter
Katherine Lipsitt
swing gang
Richard McConnell
propmaker
Walt Mikolwski
construction foreman
Rhonda Paynter
swing gang
Portia Perry
paint foreman
Christopher Redmond
assistant property master
Steve Roll
carpenter
Amy Shock
set designer
Andre Sowards
props
Jeffrey Thomas
greensman
Bill Vernetti
swing gang
Szu Wang
swing gang
Michael Whetstone
leadman
Sound Department
James Ashwill
foley mixer
George Berndt
adr supervisor
Rick Canelli
adr recordist
Simon Coke
sound editor
John T. Cucci
foley artist
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
sound consultant: Dolby
Michael Haight
sound editor
Michael Herbick
sound re-recording mixer
Linda Lew
foley recordist
Robert J. Litt
sound re-recording mixer
Chuck Michael
supervising sound editor
Nash Michael
sound editor
Karen Minahan
assistant sound editor
Dan O'Connell
foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer
Rodger Pardee
sound editor
Geoffrey Patterson
sound mixer
Marsha Sorce
sound recordist
Mark Steinbeck
boom operator
Thomas Thoms
cable puller
Elliot Tyson
sound re-recording mixer
Special Effects
Philip Beck Jr.
special effects supervisor
Ron Petruccione
special effects technician
Chris L. Ward
special effects technician
Stunts
Dustin Courtney
stunts
Ben Jensen
stunts
Gary Jensen
stunt coordinator
Lane Leavitt
stunts
Kenny Bates
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
John Baer
still photographer
Chad C. Barrow
best boy grip
Vicki Brinkman
camera loader
Jonathan Brown
camera operator
Keith Gorman
board operator
Lisa Guerriero
second assistant camera: "a" camera
David Horton
grip
Dustin A. Huber
rigging gaffer
Jason Jensen
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jimmy E. Jensen
first assistant camera: "a" camera
William T. Jones
rigging key grip
Patricia Lee
lamp operator
David L. Merrill
key grip
Darryl Murchison
lamp operator
Anthony G. Nakonechnyj
chief lighting technician
Pat O'Mara
rigging grip
Bill Petty
grip
Chris Roundtree
grip
Tom Skulski
dolly grip: "b" camera
Christopher Whitman
best boy electric
William D. Wynn
dolly grip
Michael Chang
rigging best boy
Art Martin
Steadicam first assistant camera, first assistant camera: "b" camera
Casting Department
Kathryn Eisenstein
casting associate
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeanne Ione Flynn
set costumer
Meredith McLaughlin
costumer
Parker Poole
costumer
B.J. Rogers
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Anthony Bozanich
second assistant editor
Roger Fenton
associate editor
Tirsa Hackshaw
second assistant editor
Jesse Hove
post-production assistant
Gloria Kaiser
color timer
Masahi Mizuno
post-production assistant
Shannon O'Bryan
post-production office coordinator
Michael Storm
post-production assistant
John Palermo
post-production assistant
Music Department
Charlie Bouis
music recordist
Tim Boyle
music mixer, music recordist
Amanda Goodpaster
music editor
Larry Groupé
orchestrations, conductor
Frank Macchia
orchestrations
Robert Puff
music preparation
David Sabee
orchestra contractor
Lia Vollack
music editor, music supervisor
Transportation Department
Ted Basso
production van driver operator
Jim Frear
transportation captain
Greg Van Dyke
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Rick Benattar
assistant: Ms. Hamsher/Mr. Murphy
Mellanie Bradfield
script supervisor
Craig Conover
craft service
Robin Cross
first assistant accountant
Julie Duvic
location manager
Ethel Edwards
production assistant
Maureen Estes
studio teacher
Susan Giordano
first assistant accountant
Bryan Guenzel
production assistant
Peter Haas
unit publicist
Thomas M. Harper
production assistant
John Herget
set medic
Joy Lissandrello
production assistant
Jo McIllece
production coordinator
Tim Monich
dialect coach
Johnston H. Moore
assistant production coordinator
Andy Norris
production assistant
Shannon O'Bryan
production secretary
Robert Ohlandt
production assistant
Mary Ottman
medical advisor
Anton Pardoe
assistant location manager
William R. Peck
production assistant
Blake Perkinson
production assistant
Michael Provart
production assistant
Matthew Spiegel
production assistant
Scott Storm
production assistant
Eric 'Sprocket' Uporsky
production assistant
Bob Weber
production accountant
Roee Wiczyk
assistant: Mr. Singer
Sherry Williams
payroll
Jeremy Alter
location manager: re-shoots
Terry Goldman
assistant: Mr. Ottman
Jack E. Herman
extras set coordinator
Thanks
Michael Berenbaum
special thanks: SHOAH
Michael Puopolo
special thanks
Jason Rodriguez
special thanks
Leslie Swift
special thanks: US Holocaust Museum, Washington, D.C.
Production Company
Phoenix Pictures
Bad Hat Harry Productions
Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
Apt Pupil Productions
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Happy Ending Productions
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JD Productions
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Paramount Pictures
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TriStar Pictures
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Distributor
Bonton, a. s.
Columbia TriStar Films
Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.
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Columbia TriStar
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LK-TEL
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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
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TriStar Pictures
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Special Effects
Digiscope
Miscellaneous
American Humane Association, The
animal action monitoring
Bruce's Catering
catering
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies by
Cinema Research
opticals and titles
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
this picture made under the jurisdiction of
Kodak Motion Picture Film
produced on
Kona Cutting
negative cutting
LA House of Props
special thanks to
Lundin Ranch
animal wranglers
Martyrs Memorial and Museum of the Holocaust
special thanks to
National Museum of Photography, Film & Television
special thanks to
Panavision
cameras & lenses
Rockbottom Rentals
cell phone rentals
Sony Pictures Studios Property Department
special thanks to
Steve Martin's Working Wildlife
animal wranglers
Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
special thanks to
TBS Casting
extras casting
The Museum of Tolerance and the Simon Wiesenthal Center
special thanks to
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
special thanks to
Warner Hollywood Studios
recorded at
Worldwide Movie Animals
animal wranglers
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