At Close Range (1986)


At Close Range
TaglineLike father. Like son. Like hell.
GenreCrime, Romance, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsFranklin, Tennessee, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassCrime Drama, Family Drama
MoodAbandon All Hope, Tough Guys
ThemesFathers and Sons, Kids in Trouble
TonesSomber, Tense, Austere, Cathartic, Chilly, Bleak
TagsBad Guy, Criminal, Family Tragedy, Father, Kill, Rape, Son

At Close Range is a film based on the real life rural Pennsylvania crime family led by Bruce Johnston, Sr. which operated during the 1960s and 1970s. It was released on April 18, 1986, and stars Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Mary Stuart Masterson, Millie Perkins, Candy Clark and Crispin Glover. The film is directed by James Foley. The Madonna hit "Live to Tell" was written for the film.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Brad Whitewood Jr.

Brad Whitewood Sr.

Tommy Whitewood

Grandma

Uncle Patch Whitewood

Dickie

Tony Pine

Boyd

Mary Sue

Jake Dengel
Lester

Ernie

Salesman

Gary Gober
D.A

Marshall Fallwell Jr.
Bartender

Doug Anderson
Marshall

Nancy Sherburne
Waitress

Terry Baker
Customer

Michael Edwards
Car Salesman #1

Myke R. Mueller
Car Salesman #2

Bob McDivitt
Farmer with Shotgun

Bonita Hall
Buxom Woman

Terri Coulter
Barroom Dancer

Barroom Dancer

Janie Draper
Stripper

Charles 'Tatoo' Jensen
Older Guy

E.R. Davies
Detective Mosker

Assistant D.A

Director

Writer

Elliott Lewitt

Nicholas Kazan
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Producer

John Daly
executive producer

Derek Gibson
executive producer

Don Guest
producer

Elliott Lewitt
producer

Cinematographer

Juan Ruiz Anchía
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Editor

Howard E. Smith

Casting Director

Risa Bramon Garcia

Billy Hopkins
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Production Designer

Peter Jamison
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Set Decorator

R. Chris Westlund
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Costume Designer

Hilary Rosenfeld
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Makeup Department

Leslie Ann Anderson
hair stylist

Richard Arrington
makeup artist

Mary Beth Felts
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Don Guest
unit production manager

Paul McKenna
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Frank Capra III
second assistant director

Ric Kidney
first assistant director

Margaret Krueger
second second assistant director

Art Department

Tommy Allen
property master

Randy Bennett
swing gang

Jem Cohen
assistant property master

Pebble Daniel
lead person

Billy Jett
swing gang

Mark Ragland
set designer

Chuck Roseberry
assistant art director

Sound Department

David Brownlow
sound recordist

Gail Clark Burch
adr editor

Ron Clark
supervising sound editor

David J. Hudson
sound re-recording mixer

Mel Metcalfe
sound re-recording mixer

Jack M. Nietzsche Jr.
boom operator

Terry Porter
sound re-recording mixer

Tom Ruff
post-production sound mixer

Special Effects

Adams Calvert
special effects

Burt Dalton
special effects coordinator

Mike Weesner
special effects assistant

Stunts

Paul McKenna
stunts

Fred T. McLaughlin
stunts

Chuck Waters
stunts, stunt coordinator

Chris Nielsen
stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department

Steve Anderson
grip

Clint Argo
assistant electrician

Bernard Auroux
first assistant camera

Robert Bruce
electrician

Stefan Czapsky
gaffer

J. Edgar
best boy grip

Morris Flam
best boy electric

Jim Harrington
grip

John R. Hernandez
key grip

Steve Lubbe
dolly grip

Mark Emery Moore
electrician

Michael Papadapolous
electrician

Vance Piper
second assistant camera

Joyce Rudolph
still photographer

Don Simandl
grip

Randy Whiteland
electrician

Jeff Wolf
camera operator: "b" camera

Jim Cody Harrington
grip

Casting Department

Danielle Eskinazi
casting assistant: Los Angeles

Darilyn Stringer
casting: Tennessee

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Gayle M. Kennedy
wardrobe assistant

Eileen Sieff Stroup
wardrobe supervisor

Cynthia Turnbull
costume design consultant

Editorial Department

Donn Aron
assistant editor

Jo Barnett
post-production coordinator

Bob Hagans
color timer

Vivian Hengsteler
negative cutter

apprentice editor

Music Department

Budd Carr
music supervisor

Ken Johnson
music editor

Michael Mason
music recording engineer

Robby Weaver
music recording engineer

Daniel J. Johnson
co-music editor

Transportation Department

David Dodson
transportation co-captain

Jack Hager
driver

Larry M. Jackson
driver

Jack Lawrence
driver

Bill Myers
transportation coordinator

Jackie Newell
driver

James Newell
driver

Chris Nielsen
driver

John Christian Nielsen
driver

Daniel Quick
driver

Randall Quick
driver

Charles Renfroe
transportation captain

Chris Summerell
driver

Fred Timmons
driver

Anthony Werthan
driver

Other Crew

Frans J. Afman
motion picture banking

Jo Barnett
production accountant

Ron Bledsoe
wrangler

John Collier Bennett
production assistant, production assistant: Los Angeles

Dell Fagen
assistant accountant

Gary Forkum
dog handler

Eva Giera
production assistant: Los Angeles

Marianne Graham
first aid

Alan Grodin
legal services

Katherine Haber
production coordinator

Lita Harvey
assistant location manager

Graham Henderson
production executive

Michael Hodgson
consultant: graphics

Carla Holland
caterer

Robert Jellen
insurance

Shane Kerwin
double: Mr. Penn, stand-in: Mr. Penn

Kurt Klaus
production assistant

Tony Kunewalder
production assistant

Ray Kybartas
physical development trainer: Mr. Penn

Jack Lawrence
wrangler

Jonathan Locke
assistant craft service

Paul McKenna
production assistant

Kerry Lyn McKissick
script supervisor

Katherine Ann Moore
unit publicist

Martha Moore
production secretary

Sandy Myers
dispatcher

Joan Neal
location manager

Meeghan Ochs
assistant: Mr. Penn

Warren Oliver
craft service

Bridget Oram
assistant: Mr. Foley

June Petersen
production associate

Pliny Porter
production assistant

Trudy Salven
travel arrangements

Kate Sanford
production assistant

Lech Slocinski
production assistant

Danny Wonnacott
caterer

Joseph Wonnacott
caterer

Kate Sanford
production assistant

Production Company

Hemdale Film
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Distributor

Orion Pictures Corporation

20th Century Fox

Flashstar Home Vídeo

MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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Vestron Video

Miscellaneous

1st International
travel arrangements

Albert G. Ruben and Company
insurance

Bertus Productions
music recording

Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz
legal services

Credit Lyonnais Bank (Nederland) N.V.
motion picture banking

Film Finance
completion guarantee

Glen Glenn Sound
sound re-recording, re-recording facilities

K!SSPROOF Entertainment
cast appearance booking

Otto Nemenz International
camera equipment provided by

PS-A Atlanta
production equipment

Pacific Title
titles and opticals

Rock Solid Security of Nashville
security

Sound FX
sound editing

TST International
travel arrangements

Unique Catering
catering






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