City of Hope (1991)
| Release Date | 11 October 1991 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $1,000,000 |
| Genre | Crime, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Ensemble Film, Urban Drama, Social Problem Film |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Inner City Blues, Social Injustice, Police Corruption, Race Relations, Fathers and Sons, Political Corruption, Drug Addiction, Going Straight, Whistleblowers, Alcoholism |
| Tones | Deliberate, Forceful, Gritty, Literate, Matter-of-Fact, Sweeping, Grim |
| Tags | Americana, City, City Life, Corruption, Generation Gap, Hope, Mayor, Political Corruption, Politician, Racist, Urban Problems |
City of Hope (1991) is an American drama film written and directed by John Sayles. The film features Vincent Spano, Stephen Mendillo and Chris Cooper.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Charlie Yanko
Stavros
Todd Graff
Zip
Scott Schutzman Tiler
Vinnie
Tom Wright
Malik
S.J. Lang
Bauer
Eileen Lynch
Dawn
Bob North
District Attorney
Randle Mell
Simms
Josh Mostel
Mad Anthony
Jojo Smollett
Desmond
Edward Jay Townsend Jr.
Tito
Joe Grifasi
Pauly
Steven Randazzo
Gus
Rose Gregorio
Pina
Daryl Edwards
Franklin
Jaime Tirelli
Fuentes
Serafin Jovet
Ramirez
Mason Daring
Peter
Olga Merediz
Nidia
Bill Raymond
Les
John Griesemer
Thomas
Bernard Canepari
Stroczyk
Blair Shannon
Security guard
Tony Davis
Kyle
Jon DeVries
Dean Milford
Ginny Yang
Suzanne
Dale Carman
Roger
Ray Aranha
Errol
Jon Farris
Kevin
Dale Carman
Roger
Sandy McLeod
Yvonne Plotsky
Michael Newman
Detective
Director
Writer
Producer
Sarah Green
producer
John Sloss
executive producer
Jo Throckmorton
promotion producer
Harold Welb
executive producer
Original Music
Mason Daring
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Cinematographer
Robert Richardson
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Editor
Production Designer
Dan Bishop
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Dianna Freas
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Art Director
Chas Plummer
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Set Decorator
Carolyn Cartwright
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Costume Designer
John A. Dunn
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Makeup Department
Rose Chatterton
hair stylist
Sarah Mays
makeup artist
Production Manager
Sarah Green
production manager
Martha Griffin
unit manager
Georgia Kacandes
assistant production manager
Heidi Vogel
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Apicella
first assistant director
Gregory Jacobs
second assistant director
Bill Martin
second second assistant director
Art Department
Bill Ballou
construction coordinator
Jamie Bishop
on-set dresser
J. Kyler Black
scenic artist
Jeff Butcher
property master
Eric Carr
swing gang
Daniel Fisher
set dresser
Maryann Garvin
second on-set dresser
Thomas Haney
scenic artist
Clifton Howard
swing gang
Janet Kalas
charge scenic
Martin Lasowitz
lead man
Jimi Ryan
set dresser
Dan Smiley
set dresser
Lorrie Snyder
carpenter
Nelle Stokes
art department coordinator
Richard Blake Wester
second props
Sound Department
Ron Bochar
sound effects editor
Lynn Bopeley
boom operator
Scott Breindel
sound mixer
Tom Fleischman
sound re-recording mixer
Brian Johnson
assistant sound editor
Skip Lievsay
supervising sound editor
Bruce Pross
foley editor
Shari Schwartz
apprentice sound editor
Philip Stockton
sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Faires Anderson
second assistant camera
Alex Applefeld
video assist operator
Robert C. Carlson
first assistant camera
Mark Shane Davis
key grip
Brian Devin
grip
Nelson Elwell
grip
Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald
best boy grip
Max Jones
electrician
Amy Laakman-Davis
grip production assistant
Brett Mabry
electrician
Bob Marshak
still photographer
Reinhart 'Rayteam' Peschke
gaffer
Billy Pierson
dolly grip
Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam operator
Frank Scheidbach
best boy electric
John Shoemaker
electrician
Dan Turek
camera loader
Rick Whitfield
video playback operator
Richard Klompus
video assist operator
Casting Department
Eve Battaglia
casting associate
Beth Cooper
location casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Collini
wardrobe shopper
Donald McFinley
wardrobe assistant
Wendy Rolfe Evered
assistant costume designer
Ursula Schrader
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Janice Keuhnelian
assistant editor
Plummy Tucker
apprentice editor
Music Department
Michael Golub
music mixer
Jeffrey Kimball
music supervisor
Transportation Department
Zelda Mattox
transportation captain
Mario Simon
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
John J. Bradley
office production assistant
Scott Durban
location manager
Karen Eisenstadt
production auditor
Frank Ferro
key production assistant
Rochelle Gross
set production assistant
Kelly Harris
assistant location manager
Kevin Jackson
set production assistant
Heather McGrath
assistant production coordinator
Sandy McLeod
script supervisor
Steven Reder
additional production assistant
Ralph Renzi
unit production assistant
Stacy Robison
assistant auditor
Nichol Simmons
production assistant
Paula Singer
craft service
Paul Andrew Sprecker
production assistant
Dylan Tichenor
production assistant
Richard Wentz
key production assistant
Steven E. Williams
production assistant
Production Company
Esperanza Films Inc.
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Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
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Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video
LK-TEL Vídeo
Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
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Miscellaneous
Axis Videos Inc.
video assist
Effects House
opticals
J.G. Films
negative cutting
M & Co.
titles
Navesync
video playback equipment
Paskal Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Shark Production Services
grip and lighting equipment
Sound One Corporation
re-recording facilities
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