Downtown (1990)


Downtown
Release Date12 January 1990
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineWhen you pound this beat, it pounds you back.
GenreAction, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPolice Comedy, Action Comedy, Buddy Film
ThemesBumbling Cops, Class Differences, Fish Out of Water
TonesHumorous, Goofy, Tense, Madcap
TagsCrime Ring, Inner City, Partner, Police Officer, Precinct, Traffic Ticket

Downtown is a 1990 American police action comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin. This would be the second pairing of Edwards and Whitaker whom both were in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. (1982)


Cast and Crew


Cast

Alex Kearney

Dennis Curren

Lori Mitchell

Jerome Sweet

Art Evans
Henry Coleman

Rick Aiello
Mickey Witlin

Roger Aaron Brown
Lt. Sam Parral

Lowell Harris

Luisa Diaz

Francis X. McCarthy
Insp. Ben Glass

Christine Curren

Ryan McWhorter
Ephraim Cain

Danuel Pipoly
Skip Markowitz

Maurice Hill
Man with dog

Catherine MacNeal
Mrs. Sweet

Stefanos Miltsakakis
Wayne

Kathleen Jean Klein
Dispatcher

Jeffrey P. Baggett
Bryn Mawr policeman

Robin D. Adler
Bryn Mawr policewoman

Russel Lunday
Sgt. Lehane

J.W. Smith
Sgt. Walter Hodo

James Craven
Man with Uzi

Sonia Jackson
Detective

Ella Mae Evans
Elderly woman

Vinnie Curto
Mr. Lopez

Ángela Ruiz
Mrs. Lopez

Minnie Summers Lindsey
Woman in window

Ronnie

Valentine

Kenneth McGregor
Gary Haber

Chico C. Norwood
Maid

Odessa Moore
Maid

Michele Gerren
Maid

Deborah R. Lewis
Maid

Ada T. Bey
Maid

Marti Reese
Maid

Lisa Hall
Maid

Homeselle Joy
Minnie

Uniformed cop

Man with gun

Laura Williams
Girl held by man with gun

Tony T. Johnson
Adam Curren

Candace Mack
Amy Curren

Gwen E. Davis
Gloria Anderson

Ron Taylor
Bruce Tucker

Kent Minault
FBI agent #1

James Pennington
FBI agent

Billy Jackson
FBI agent

Robert Buckingham
Dr. Buckingham

Joe Bob Mesino Jr.
Goon

Clay M. Lilley
Goon

Bob Terhune
Goon

Ted White
Goon

Jerry Bossard
Russell

Burton Collins
Tony Menin

Def Jef
Street-corner rapper

Director

Writer

Nat Mauldin

Producer

executive producer

Charles H. Maguire
producer

Nat Mauldin
associate producer

Jack Roe
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Richard H. Kline
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Editor

Jacqueline Cambas
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Brian L. Chambers

Casting Director

Reuben Cannon
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Production Designer

Charles Rosen
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Art Director

Gregory Pickrell
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Set Decorator

Donald J. Remacle
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Costume Designer

Daniel Paredes
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Makeup Department

Ron Berkeley
makeup artist: second unit

Ora Green
hair stylist

John Norin
makeup artist: second unit

Robert Norin
makeup artist

Production Manager

Jack Roe
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Stephen J. Fisher
first assistant director

Gail Joyce Fortmuller
second assistant director: second unit

George Fortmuller
second assistant director

Conrad Irving
first assistant director: second unit

Terry Leonard
second unit director

Jeffrey W. Stacey
second second assistant director

Brian Waldvogel
assistant director

Art Department

Barry Bedig
property master

Stan Cockerell
assistant property master

Lee Cole
set designer

Hugh Conlon
construction foreman

William 'W' Gilpin
stage foreman

Sidney H. Greenwood
property master: second unit

Sherman Labby
illustrator

Stacey S. McIntosh
construction coordinator

Ron Yates
set designer

Sound Department

Jeff Bushelman
supervising sound editor

Jane E. Carpenter
sound editor

Mike Dobie
supervising sound editor

Richard C. Franklin
sound editor

Dennis Jones
boom operator

Jerry Jost
sound mixer

David Kern
sound editor

Colin C. Mouat
sound editor

Steve Pederson
sound re-recording mixer

Richard Portman
sound re-recording mixer

Larry Singer
supervising adr editor

Charles Ewing Smith
sound editor

Cathie Speakman
supervising adr editor

Edward F. Suski
sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects

Phil Cory
special effects coordinator

Hans Metz
special effects

Ray Svedin
special effects

Thomas R. Ward
special effects

Stunts

Perry Barndt
stunts

Troy Brown
stunts

Brian Burrows
stunts

Scott Dockstader
stunts

Greg Wayne Elam
stunts

Kurtis Epper
stunts

Andy Gill
stunts

Terry Jackson
stunt double: Anthony Edwards

stunts

Henry Kingi Jr.
stunts

Lane Leavitt
stunts

Terry Leonard
stunt coordinator

Jimmy Lewis Jr.
stunts

Bob Minor
stunts

Jeff Ramsey
stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.
stunts

Anthony G. Schmidt
stunts

John Sherrod
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Paul Ary
best boy electric

Alex Barraza
key grip

Albert Bettcher
camera operator

Michael Genne
camera operator: second unit

Brian C. Glover
first assistant camera: second unit

Len Hekel
still photographer

John M. Hennessy
dolly grip

Paul Jacobsen
best boy electric: second unit

Michael J. Jacobs
special still photographer

Kevin Kelly
gaffer: second unit

Chris La Fountaine
first assistant camera

George La Fountaine Jr.
second assistant camera

David Morton
best boy electric

John Oteri
camera operator: second unit

George Randell
best boy grip

Robert C. Thomas
director of photography: second unit

Rick Tucker
key grip: second unit

Gary R. Wostak
gaffer

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
voice casting

Carol Kritzer
casting assistant

Robert J. Ulrich
casting associate

Ilyse Zeman
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sandra Culotta
costume supervisor

Joe McCloskey
costume supervisor: men

Tom Numbers
costume supervisor: second unit

Editorial Department

Gary Burritt
negative cutter

William Fletcher
assistant editor

John Nicolard
color timer

Robert Leader
assistant editor

Music Department

Kenneth Karman
music editor

Ralph Sall
music supervisor

Transportation Department

James Nordberg
unit transportation coordinator

Mike Paventi
transportation coordinator

Tim Sisson
picture car mechanic

Other Crew

Michael Albanese
technical advisor

Ed Arneson
technical advisor

Lori A. Balton
assistant location manager

Jeff Calhoun
choreographer

Jim Dahl
technical advisor

Richard Davis Jr.
location manager

Mary S. Hallman
production coordinator

Lester Hoyle
script supervisor: second unit

Gabrielle James
script supervisor

M. Rutledge McCall
assistant production coordinator

Marshall Schlom
script supervisor

Eden Ashley Umber
unit publicist

Randy Unger
location manager: second unit

Randy Walker
technical advisor: police

Hope Williams
script supervisor: second unit

Production Company

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox Netherlands

Anchor Bay Entertainment

Fox Network

Oy Europa Vision AB

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Miscellaneous

Call The Cops
technical advisor

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes and dollies

Directors Sound
adr stage

Pacific Title
titles and opticals






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