Auto Focus (2002)


Auto Focus
Release Date08 September 2002
Budget$7,000,000
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineA day without sex is a day wasted.
GenreBiography, Crime, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsArizona, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassBiopic [feature], Period Film
MoodAbandon All Hope
ThemesDouble Life, Faltering Friendships, Rise and Fall Stories, All Washed Up, Actor's Life, Crumbling Marriages, Infidelity
TonesSexual, Irreverent, Eerie, Humorous, Lurid
TagsActor, Addict, Compulsion, Obsession, Photography, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexual Revolution, Television Star, Video Camera

Auto Focus is a 2002 American biographical film directed by Paul Schrader that stars Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe. The screenplay by Michael Gerbosi is based on the book The Murder of Bob Crane by Robert Graysmith.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Bob Crane

John Carpenter

Anne Crane

Patrica Crane, Patricia Olson, Sigrid Valdis

Lenny

Edward H. Feldman

Richard Dawson

Werner Klemperer

Christopher Neiman
Robert Clary

Lyle Kanouse
John Banner

Melissa, Mistress Victoria

Mel Rosen

Video Executive

Cheryl Lynn Bowers
Cynthia Lynn

Priest

Sarah Uhrich
Victoria Berry

Amanda Niles
Cocktail Waitress

Dawson's Blond

Jeff Harlan
Armand

Clayton Moore

Kevin Beard
Hogan A.D.

Joe Grifasi
Strip Club M.C.

Nickie D

Julie

Emily

Cassie Townsend
Elaine

Amber Griebel
Jill

Hannah Feldner-Shaw
Judy

Robert David Crane
Interviewer

Hippie Girl

Hippie Boy

Schmile Girl

Gibby Brand
Judge

Dallas Girl

Roderick McCarthy
Bartender

Bruno Gerussi

Bob Crane Jr. at 20

Michael Tachovsky
Bob Crane Jr. at 12

Bruce Bauer
Talk Show Host

Bobby's Girlfriend

Teri Geary
Dancer - Miss Kitty

Jade Ruggiero
Dancer - Angela

Zen
Dancer

Dancer

Owen Masterson
Jackie

Bill Marinella
Subpoena Server

Jennifer Piper
Dinner Theatre Actress

Kelly K.C. Quann
Blind Man's Bluff Girl

Interview Montage Girl #1

Jennifer Coffmon
Interview Montage Girl #2

Shelley Coleman-Hiestad
Swinger

Christopher Hagard
Scotty Crane

Jacob Hagard
Scotty Crane

John Churchill
Dick Ryan

Actress in Dinner Theatre

H.R. Haldeman
Himself

LeJon
Ivan Dixon

John Mitchell
Himself

Balloon Smuggler

Olivia Saint
Extra

Gary Sievers
Beginner's Luck Cast

Director

Michael Gerbosi

Producer

producer

Alicia Allain
producer

Patrick Dollard
producer

Rick Hess
executive producer

Trevor Macy
executive producer

Brian Oliver
producer

Todd Rosken
producer

executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Jeffrey Greeley
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Fred Murphy
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Editor

Kristina Boden
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Casting Director

Wendy Kurtzman
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Production Designer

James Chinlund
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Art Director

Seth Reed
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Set Decorator

Gene Serdena
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Costume Designer

Julie Weiss
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Makeup Department

Donna J. Anderson
hair stylist

Stephanie Coffey
makeup artist

Rebecca DeHerrera
makeup assistant department head

Cheryl Eckert
assistant hair stylist

Roxane Griffin
additional hair stylist

Isabel Harkins
makeup department head

Joel Harlow
special makeup effects artist

Rob Hinderstein
special makeup effects artist

Myke Michaels
makeup artist

Candace Neal
hair stylist: Rita Wilson

Michael Peterson
lab makeup effects

Marsha Shearrill
makeup artist: character makeup

Production Manager

Michael Jackman
post-production supervisor

Cheryl Kurk
production supervisor

Avi Levy
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Aaron Barsky
first assistant director

Eric Oliver
second second assistant director

Barbara M. Ravis
second assistant director

Art Department

Rick Chavez
property master

William Eliscu
graphic designer

Lilly Frank
scenic painter

Luke Freeborn
model builder, set designer

J. Michael Glynn
set dresser

Sean Lyons
painter

Sam Page
set designer

Nick Rock
construction coordinator

Kathleen Rosen
buyer

Grant Samson
lead man

set dresser

Robert Stover
buyer

Sound Department

Steve C. Aaron
production sound mixer

Ken Cade
adr editor

Peter Kambasis
assistant sound editor

Peter Kelly
sound re-recording mixer

Chris Main
boom operator

Colin McLellan
adr recordist

Timothy Mehlenbacher
first assistant dialogue editor

Michael Miller
adr mixer

Steve Munro
supervising sound editor

Daniel Pellerin
sound re-recording mixer

Peter Persaud
foley recordist

Dirk Stout
second boom operator

Andrew Tay
sound re-recording mixer

David Drainie Taylor
dialogue editor

Special Effects

Damian Fisher
moldmaker supervisor

John C. Hartigan
special effects

Visual Effects

Sarah Jackson-Seirafi
visual effects producer

Ziad Seirafi
visual effects supervisor

Stunts

Kevin Beard
stunt double: Greg Kinnear

Robert Benjamin
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

James W. Apted
assistant camera

Michael Bauman
gaffer

Kevin Brown
electrician

Andreas Crawford
dolly grip

Thomas M. Dangcil
electrician

Will Dearborn
camera loader

Jeffrey De La Rosa
electrician

Paul A. Edwards
camera operator

Frank Endewardt
electrician

Jeffrey Greeley
camera operator

Barry Idoine
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Richard Mall
key grip

Frank Masi
still photographer

David Scott
rigging electrician

Alec Shepherd
grip

Michael Tolochko
electrician

Casting Department

Sande Alessi
extras casting

Kristan Berona
extras casting

Caroline Liem
casting associate

Bill Marinella
additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michael Dennison
assistant costume designer

Pamela Lee Incardona
costume supervisor

David Page
key set costumer

Hayley Stuppel
costumer

Barbara Marko
costumer

Editorial Department

Stuart Macphee
post-production coordinator

Ken Metzker
colorist: high definition

Hilary Peabody
assistant editor

Cathy Rait
color timer

Melissa Remenarich
first assistant editor: Los Angeles

Music Department

Andrew Barrett
composer: additional music

Jim Dunbar
music consultant

Tass Filipos
music editor

Philip W. Gough
composer: additional music

Christopher S. Parker
music clearances

G. Marq Roswell
music supervisor

Transportation Department

Robert Benjamin
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Michael Barnes
financial legal services

Jason Block
post-production accountant

Robert David Crane
technical advisor

Mark Dawson
technical advisor

Sean Donnelly
assistant to producer

Sean J. Donnelly
assistant to producer

Kenneth J. Ferris
title designer: main titles

Zach Fine
technical advisor: vintage video

Nikki Fitch
assistant to Pat Dollard

Will Frears
assistant: Paul Schrader

Charles Heaphy
production financing

Michael Hubert
production coordinator

Michelle Impellizine
assistant to Alicia Allain

Peter Kujawski
assistant: Mr. Schamus

Jonathan Levine
assistant: Paul Schrader

Ella Marcus
craft service

Eddie Merino
key assistant location manager

Patrick Mignano
location manager

Ryan Murphy
consultant: avid

Nathan Polatin
location manager

Rebecca Poulos
script supervisor

M. Ross-Michaels
production accountant

Paul Schreiber
location scout

Benjamin Scissors
key set production assistant

Lisa Womble
production assistant

Karen Yokomizo
first assistant accountant

John Bilich
location manager

Steven Jetton
layout board

Production Company

Focus Puller Inc.
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Good Machine
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Propaganda Films
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Distributor

Sony Pictures Classics

Columbia TriStar Film

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Italia

Falcon

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Mongrel Media

Nelonen

Universal Pictures Finland Oy
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Special Effects

Digital Film Labs

Ultimate Effects
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Miscellaneous

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

Deluxe Post-Production
post-production facilities

Media Distributors Film Source
motion picture film supplied by

Pivotal Post
Avid editing equipment provided by

Reder & Feig
production legal services






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