City Hall (1996)


City Hall
TaglineMurder...Corruption...Cover-up...Scandal...
GenreDrama, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBelt Parkway, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPolitical Drama
MoodFood for Thought
ThemesConspiracies, Political Corruption, Fighting the System
TonesMatter-of-Fact, Cerebral, Reflective
TagsBig City, Bystander, Detective, Gangster, Mayor, Mob Boss, Political Corruption

City Hall is a 1996 film directed by Harold Becker. Al Pacino and John Cusack star as a Mayor of New York and his idealistic deputy mayor.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Mayor John Pappas

Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun

Marybeth Cogan

Frank Anselmo

Judge Walter Stern

Abe Goodman

Paul Zapatti

Larry Schwartz

Sydney Pappas

Det. Eddie Santos

Mel Winkler
Det. Albert Holly

Elaine Santos

Chloe Morris
Maria Santos

Ian Quinlan
Randy Santos

Nettie Anselmo

Angel David
Vinnie Zapatti

Tino Zapatti

James Wakeley

Ray Aranha
James Bone

Jaliyl Lynn
James Bone, Jr

John C. Vennema
Peter Ragan

Steve Aronson
Murray Safire

Jerome X. O'Donovan
Seymour Harris

Mark Lonow
Lenny Lasker

Murphy Guyer
Capt. Florian

Commissioner Coonan

Deputy Commissioner Samuels

Leslie Christos

Angie

Corporation Counsel

Det. George, Intel

Benny Nieves
Det. Jaime, Intel

Miguel Sierra
Israel Torres

Sylvia Kauders
Gussie

Brenda Thomas
Clara

Milton

Ernest F. Hollings
Sen. Marquand

Jordan Baker
Mrs. Marquand

Leonard Chapman
Rev. Chapman

Tony Capone
Billy Bigelow in 'Carousel'

Jennifer Prescott
Julie Jordan in 'Carousel'

Joseph Kelly
Hospital Priest

Harry Bugin
Morty the Waiter

Ron L. Cox
Prosecutor

Kaity Tong
Field Reporter

Amy Atkins
Field Reporter

Brenda Pressley
Field Reporter

Michael O'Looney
Field Reporter

Carl White
Field Reporter

Mary Murphy
Field Reporter

Justin Ashforth
Field Reporter

Charles Gemmill
Field Reporter

Gina Rice
Field Reporter

Roma Torre
Newscaster

Newscaster

Lewis Dodley
Newscaster

Edward I. Koch
Newscaster

Train Conductor

Sally Mayes
Floyd Diner Waitress

Lucia Mendoza
Elaine Santos' Sister

Geoffrey Wade
Gracie Mansion Butler

Gloria K. Smith
Soprano Vocalist

James F. Gainer
Bass Vocalist

Alex Ballar
Mayor's Intel Man

Michael Carrara
Greeting Mayor Pappas

Brian Ferrari
Police Officer

Harrison Freed
Mourner

Dorinda Katz
Council Member

Michael Luceri
Campaign Assistant

Michael Luggio
Detective

Romano Mosca
Cop

Don Wallace
Photographer

Director

Writer

Ken Lipper

Producer

producer

Elizabeth Carroll
associate producer

Ken Lipper
producer

Thomas J. Mack
associate producer

Charles Mulvehill
producer

Edward R. Pressman
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

John Corso
-

Michael Seresin
-

Editor

David Bretherton
-

Robert C. Jones
-

Casting Director

John S. Lyons

Production Designer

Jane Musky
-

Art Director

Robert Guerra
-

Set Decorator

Robert J. Franco
-

Bruce Swanson
-

Costume Designer

Richard Hornung
-

Makeup Department

Cydney Cornell
hair designer

Felice Diamond
makeup artist

Craig Lyman
makeup artist

Bernadette Mazur
makeup artist

Production Manager

Jane Nerlinger Evans
production supervisor

Sharon Smith Holley
post-production supervisor

Helen Pollak
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Paul F. Bernard
additional second assistant director

Dean Garvin
additional second assistant director

David Kelley
key second assistant director

Thomas J. Mack
first assistant director

Glen Trotiner
key second assistant director

Nancy L. Ventura
dga trainee

Art Department

Anthony Baldasare
property assistant

Conrad V. Brink Jr.
set dresser

Teresa Carriker-Thayer
assistant art director

Sandy Hamilton
assistant property master

Darrell K. Keister
assistant art director

Marion Kolsby
assistant art director

Sherman Labby
production illustrator

Alexandra Mazur
props assistant

Octavio Molina
property master

Michael Saccio
set dresser

Dick Tice
lead man

Alyssa Winter
assistant set decorator

Joan Winters
graphic designer

Patricia Woodbridge
assistant art director

Byron K. Lovelace
props

Timothy Main
carpenter

Sound Department

Anna Behlmer
sound re-recording mixer

Destiny Borden
first assistant sound editor

Paul Timothy Carden
supervising sound editor

Richard C. Franklin
supervising sound editor

Marilyn Graf
foley mixer

Hilda Hodges
foley artist

Joel Holland
sound recordist

Tod A. Maitland
production sound mixer

Tony Negrete
assistant sound editor

Andy Nelson
sound re-recordist

John Roesch
foley artist

Kerry Dean Williams
co-supervising sound editor

Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist

Special Effects

Steven Kirshoff
special effects

Visual Effects

Paddy Eason
digital effects designer: CFC

Pete Hanson
studio manager: CFC

Alison O'Brien
visual effects producer

Kevin Phelan
scanning and recording producer: CFC

Stunts

John Cenatiempo
stunts

Rocco Parente
stunt driver

Michael Russo
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert M. Andres
key grip

Peter Bloor
gaffer

John Cambria
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Bill Coe
assistant camera

Xiomara Comrie
camera trainee

Lamont Crawford
grip

Andy Day
best boy electric

Michael Fradianni
electrician

David Knox
Steadicam operator

William MacGhee
rigging electrician

Rick Marroquin
dolly grip

Charles Quinlivan
key grip: second unit

Mike Roberts
camera operator

Andrew D. Schwartz
still photographer

Jamie Silverstein
gaffer

Arthur Szefer
camera loader

Paul Wachter
best boy grip

Casting Department

Heather McCurdy
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jan Finnell
costumer

Editorial Department

Marc Cohen
assistant editor

Mo Henry
negative cutter

David Orr
color timer

Sarah Payan
assistant editor

Music Department

Kenneth Hall
music editor

Arthur Morton
orchestrator

Steven L. Smith
music preparation

Other Crew

Donna E. Bloom
location manager

Jason Bogard
first assistant accountant

Michelle Callahan
assistant: Edward R. Pressman

Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot

Alex Cohn
location assistant

Eric Fisher
production assistant

Adam Ben Frank
set production assistant

Cynthia Garcia
production secretary

Greg Hale
production assistant

Andrea Isaacs
assistant accountant

Tim Judge
executive assistant: Al Pacino

Maggie Kusik
production accountant

Robert A. Levine
unit publicist

Margot Lulick
location manager: New York

Vicki Matlin
caterer

Erin O'Rourke
assistant: Mr. Pressman

Christopher Otto
assistant: Edward R. Pressman

Mike Phillips
production accountant: re-shoot

Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan
script supervisor

Andrew Saxe
location assistant

Julianne Siege
assistant: Mr. Goldman

Randy Sokol
assistant location manager

Peter Soldo
set production assistant: re-shoots, New York

Tom Swift
office production assistant

Neri Kyle Tannenbaum
location manager

Bryan Thomas
assistant location manager

Irapaul Turner
production assistant

René Veilleux
office production assistant

Eric Von Arx
location scout

Jennifer L. Pearlman
production assistant

Production Company

Castle Rock Entertainment
-

Columbia Pictures Corporation
-

Distributor

Columbia Pictures

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International

Columbia TriStar

Concorde-Castle RockTurner

Filmayer Vídeo

LK-TEL

Monopole-Pathé

Warner Home Vídeo
,

Special Effects

Computer Film Company, The (CFC)

Miscellaneous

Camera Service Center
lighting equipment

Digital Editing Systems Inc.
avid editing system provided by

Jo Anne Kane Music Services
music preparation

Pacific Title
titles and opticals

Panavision
photographic equipment

Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M
music score recorded at

Royal National Theatre
group cast members

Todd-AO Studios
sound re-recording

Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Harold Becker
City Hall
Malice (1993)
Sea of Love (1989)
Taps (1981)
The Boost (1988)
Vision Quest (1985)