Downtown (1990)
| Release Date | 12 January 1990 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | When you pound this beat, it pounds you back. |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Police Comedy, Action Comedy, Buddy Film |
| Themes | Bumbling Cops, Class Differences, Fish Out of Water |
| Tones | Humorous, Goofy, Tense, Madcap |
| Tags | Crime 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
Art Evans
Henry Coleman
Rick Aiello
Mickey Witlin
Roger Aaron Brown
Lt. Sam Parral
Francis X. McCarthy
Insp. Ben Glass
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
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
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
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
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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