At First Sight (1999)


At First Sight
TaglineOnly Love Can Bring You To Your Senses.
GenreDrama, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBear Mountain, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS
ColorBlack and White, Color
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Drama, Medical Drama
MoodIn the Mood for Love
ThemesFinding the Cure, Starting Over, Living With Disability
TonesAutumnal, Poignant, Reflective, Passionate, Bittersweet
TagsArchitect, Blind, Experiment, Masseuse, Romance, Surgery, Vision [eyesight]

At First Sight is a 1999 American film starring Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino, based on the essay To See and Not to See in neurologist Oliver Sacks' book An Anthropologist on Mars and inspired by the true life story of Shirl Jennings.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Virgil Adamson

Amy Benic

Jennie Adamson

Duncan Allanbrook

Dr. Charles Aaron

Phil Webster

Virgil's Father

Laura Kirk
Betsy Ernst

Margo Winkler
Nancy Bender

Singer

Brett Robbins
Ethan

Willie C. Carpenter
Jack Falk

Charles Winkler
Health Instructor

Caroline

Kelly Chapman
Susan

Jack Dodick
Dr. Goldman

Nina Griscom
Christie Evans

Homeless Man

Gene Kirkwood
Marshall

Richard Euell
Carl Kipling

Carl J. Matusovich
Tommy

John Guidera
Virgil's Co-Worker

Jack Cooper
Overweight Man

Jennifer Wachtell
Eva

Marty Davey
School Mother

Ben Wolfe
Bass Player

Casey W. Harris
Casey

Ricky Trammell
Loft D.J.

J.P. Patterson
Waiter

Bonnie Deutsch
Worker

Sheryl Allington Carter
Reporter

Reporter

Angela Wang
Reporter

Claude Ravier
Reporter

Dar Billingham
Restaurant Patron

Daryl Burton
Party Guest

Elena Christiana
Hockey Fan

Tony Devon
The Hockey Fan

Daniel Franco
Running Man

Himself

Linda Harmon
Singer

Casey's Dad

Elizabeth Hipwell
Pedestrian

Natalie Marie Hughes
Aerobics Instructor

Raisa Ivanic
Raisa

Crystal Rose
Ice Skater

Nick Stellate
Businessman

Director

Writer

Steve Levitt

Producer

Rob Cowan
producer

Roger Paradiso
line producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

John Seale
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Editor

Julie Monroe
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Casting Director

Kerry Barden
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Billy Hopkins
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Suzanne Smith
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Production Designer

Jane Musky
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Art Director

Robert Guerra
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Set Decorator

Susan Bode
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Costume Designer

John A. Dunn

Makeup Department

Leonard Engelman
makeup artist: Val Kilmer

Romaine Greene
key hair stylist

Kathy Jeung
makeup artist: Ms. Sorvino

Vera Mitchell
hair stylist: Mr. Kilmer

Rosemary Zurlo
key makeup artist

Production Manager

Roger Paradiso
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Shawn Griffith
second second assistant director

Eric Henriquez
second second assistant director

Anura Idupuganti
dga trainee

Patrick Mangan
second assistant director

Thomas A. Reilly
first assistant director

Art Department

Wayne Brackett
set dresser

Damian J. Costa
set dresser

Joseph Deluca
stand-by set dresser

Warren Drummond
storyboard artist

Dennis Freeborn
set dresser

John Peter Melendez
constructor: ice rink

Richard Nelson
set dresser

Lynn Tonnessen
assistant set decorator

Chris Vogt
set dresser

Robert Vogt
set dresser

Dave Weinman
leadman

Rosalie Russino
scenic artist

Sound Department

Paul Berolzheimer
sound effects editor

Bill Burns
sound

Susan Dawes
dialogue editor

Michael Haight
adr supervisor

Scott A. Jennings
sound effects editor

Andy Malcolm
foley artist

Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer

Michael O'Farrell
supervising sound editor

Willard Overstreet
foley editor

Greg P. Russell
sound re-recording mixer

James Sabat
sound

James J. Sabat Jr.
sound recordist

Visual Effects

Patrice Dinhut
visual effects supervisor

Rachel Kelley
matte painter

Jennifer Law Stump
digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital

Olivier Sarda
digital compositor

Jeff Wells
digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital

Camera and Electrical Department

Phillip V. Caruso
still photographer

Tom Cioccio
loader

Andy Day
rigging gaffer

Stanley Fernandez Jr.
second assistant camera

Morris Flam
chief lighting technician

Frank Graziadei
video assist operator

Dan Hersey
loader

Chaim Kantor
first assistant camera

Gary Lamantia
technician: Wescam camera

Bruce MacCallum
camera operator

Jim McConkey
Steadicam operator

Larry McConkey
Steadicam operator

David Norris
camera operator: Wescam camera

George Patsos
key grip

Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam operator

Chris Silano
first assistant camera: "b" camera

John Velez
assistant lighting technician

Casting Department

Kristine Bulakowski
extras casting: in-house

Meredith Jacobson
extras casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Timothy Alberts
wardrobe supervisor

Susan Carrano
assistant costume designer

Brenda Donoho
costumer: Mr Kilmer

Hartsell Taylor
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Kenny Becker
color timer

Jennifer Hatton
assistant editor

Marvin Hayes
post-production assistant

Music Department

Vicki Arkoff
music coordinator

Joan Beal
choral contractor

Thomas A. Carlson
music editor

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Stephan R. Goldman
music supervisor

Stephen Krause
scoring mixer

Ken Kugler
conductor, orchestrator

Nick Lane
additional orchestrator

Frank Macchia
additional orchestrator

Denise Okimoto
music editor

Sid Page
musician: violin solos

John Rodd
orchestral scoring recordist

Peter Erskine
musician

Other Crew

Bohnie Avanzino
title designer: New Wave Entertainment

Suzo Barzman
assistant: Ms. Sorvino

Nathaniel Bonini
assistant location manager

John Ian Briody
production assistant

Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot

publicist

Jodi Kelly
stand in: Ms. Sorvino

Terry Ladin
production coordinator

Neil Lewis
set production assistant

Michelle Lugones
production assistant

Andrea O'Connor
production assistant

Christopher Pensiero
production assistant

Nina Saxon
title designer: New Wave Entertainment

Deidre Schrowang
payroll accountant

Mark Christian Subias
production secretary

Katherine Torres
production assistant

Reid Warman
assistant to director

Brett Weiner
production assistant

Giovanni Sanseviero
Nathan Lane stand-in

Hilary Walker
location scout

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor

20th Century Fox

Argentina Video Home

Chapel Distribution

Filmes Lusomundo

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

MGM-International Dist.

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH

United International Pictures

United International Pictures (UIP)

Miscellaneous

Milan Records
soundtrack album

Movie Movers
star trailers, transportation






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Irwin Winkler
At First Sight
De-Lovely (2004)
The Net (1995)