Frida (2002)
| Release Date | 29 August 2002 |
| Budget | $12,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $26,000,000 |
| Tagline | Prepare to be seduced |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USACanadaMexico |
| Filming Locations | Barrio del Alto, Puebla, Mexico |
| Language | English, French, Russian |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature], Romantic Drama, Period Film |
| Mood | Triumph of the Spirit |
| Themes | Life in the Arts, Bohemian Life, Crumbling Marriages, Tortured Genius, Women's Friendship |
| Tones | Stylized, Passionate, Earnest, Sensual, Irreverent, Wistful |
| Tags | Artist, Bohemian, Disability, Extramarital Affair, Leftist, Marriage Problems, Mexico, Painting, Philandering, Star Crossed Lovers |
Frida is a 2002 biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars Salma Hayek in her Academy Award nominated portrayal as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Alejandro Usigli
Professor
Loló Navarro
Nanny
Fermín Martínez
Painter on Bus
Amelia Zapata
Maid
Roberto Medina
Dr. Farril
Lila Downs
Tango Singer
Martha Claudia Moreno
Woman at Wedding
Maria Ines Pintado
Woman at Wedding
Aida López
Lupe's Maid
Ivana Sejenovich
Chapingo Chapel Model
Diego Espinosa
Pulquería Singer
Ehécatl Chávez
Drunk Young Man
Elliot Goldenthal
Newsreel Reporter
Lucia Bravo
Auditorium Model
Julian Sedgwick
New York Reporter
William Raymond
New York Doctor
Jorge Guerrero
Priest at Funeral
Mary Luz Palacio
Isolda
Margarita Sanz
Natalia Trotskaya
Omar Rodríguez
André Breton
Anthony Alvarez
Trotsky's Armed Sentry
Enoc Leaño
Trotsky's Armed Sentry
Karine Plantadit-Bageot
Paris Chanteuse
Chavela Vargas
Death 'La Pelona'
Jorge Zepeda
Detective
Benjamín Benítez
Carlos
Claudia Frías
Maid
Felipe Fulop
Jean van Heijenoort
Andrés Montiel
Cachucha
Mauricio Osorio
Corona
Jorge Valdés García
Doctor in Red Cross Hospital
Eszter Zakariás
Patron
Antonio Zavala
Mercader, Trotsky's Assassin
Director
Writer
Hayden Herrera
Clancy Sigal
Diane Lake
Anna Thomas
Producer
Mark Amin
executive producer
Lindsay Flickinger
producer
Mark Gill
executive producer
Sarah Green
producer
Nancy Hardin
producer
Jill Sobel Messick
executive producer
Margaret Rose Perenchio
executive producer
Jay Polstein
producer
Ann Ruark
co-producer
Amy Slotnick
executive producer
Roberto Sneider
producer
Lizz Speed
producer
Original Music
Elliot Goldenthal
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Cinematographer
Rodrigo Prieto
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Editor
Françoise Bonnot
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Production Designer
Felipe Fernández del Paso
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Art Director
Bernardo Trujillo
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Set Decorator
Hania Robledo
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Costume Designer
Julie Weiss
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Makeup Department
Judy Chin
key makeup artist
Myrna Cristerna
assistant hair stylist
Beatrice De Alba
key hair stylist
Sylvia Fernández
hair stylist
John E. Jackson
prosthetic makeup artist
Erwin H. Kupitz
wig designer
Maryann Marchetti
assistant makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle
prosthetic designer
Regina Reyes
3D body painting
Raúl Sarmiento
makeup artist
Richard De Alba
hair/makeup intern
Fernando Legarreta
special makeup effects artist
Ryan McDowell
prosthetic makeup technician
Production Manager
Rafael Cuervo
unit production manager
Jeff Robinson
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adrian Grunberg
first assistant director
A. Hugo Gutierrez Cuellar
second second assistant director
Alyson Latz
second assistant director
Peter Thorell
key second assistant director
Jack Skeets Gleeson
second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Julieta Álvarez
assistant set decorator
Gian Amara
assistant art director
Jay Aroesty
leadman
Adriana Balvanera
artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Juan Barreto
greensman
Roberto Bonelli
senior set designer
Raymundo Cabrera
assistant art director
Luis Canedo
swing gang
Alida Castelan
art department coordinator
Dionisio Ceballos
chief artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Miguel Cervantes
set dresser
Gabriel Chavez
head painter
Gilberto Cortes
property master
Pia Corti
head sculptor , assistant art decorator
German Manuel Cruz
swing gang
Eduardo De La Rosa
head painter
Hector A. Del Moral
sculptor
Raúl Del Olmo
painter's intern
Alejandro Del Toro
artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Maria E. Franco
artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Arturo Garcia
set dresser production assistant
Pablo Martinez Garcia
warehouse keeper
Luis Garduño
artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Regina Ginta
assistant to art director
Antonio Godínez
assistant property master
Mariano Grimaldo
chief artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Luisa Guala
assistant to production designer
Paolo Guerrero
painter's intern
Alejandro Isita
artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Arturo Lazcano
artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Alfonso Lopez
construction coordinator
Rafael Mandujano
graphic designer
Juan Carlos Manjarrez
storyboard artist
Marité Márquez
painter's intern
Abraham Martinez
construction foreman
Jose Martinez
on-set dresser
Ramiro Martinez Landeros
assistant property master
Neyla Martinez
artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Raúl Martín
second construction head: Grupo America
Heriberto Mayen
warehouse keeper
Augustin Martinez Mendez
head of department painter
Javier Morales
second construction head: Grupo Progreso
Mercedes Moreno
set dressing coordinator
Julián Navarro
swing gang
Eugenia Ogarrio
lead scenic
Oscar Ojeda
artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Israel Pineda
assistant production buyer
Miguel Pineda
production buyer
Milton Pineda
assistant production buyer
Emilio Portes
storyboard artist
Alejandra Quijano
prop department coordinator
Raul Ramirez
scenographer
Rafael Rodriguez
construction head: Grupo America
Joel Romo
swing gang
Donna Rubin
calligraphy
Jorge Sainz
junior set designer
Daniel Salgado
artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Victor Salomón
artist: Frida and Diego's painting team
Jaime Sánchez
construction head: Grupo Progreso
Júlio Trigueros
head of section
Jose A. Villafanez
greens assistant
Cristina Ramiro Monroy
art department production assistant
Sound Department
Jamie Baker
foley editor, foley recordist
Benjamin Cheah
foley editor
Laura Civiello
dialogue editor
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Kenna Doeringer
assistant sound editor
Lena Esquenazi
additional sound recordist: Mexico
Robert Fernandez
sound re-recording mixer
Arnold Finkelstein
foley recordist
Thomas Kodros
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
George A. Lara
foley recordist
Blake Leyh
supervising sound editor, sound designer
Debora Lilavois
assistant sound editor
Lawrence Manchester
additional recordist
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson
dialogue editor
Alejandro Mejia
cable puller
Tyron Milner
assistant sound editor
Santiago Núñez
production sound mixer
Valeria Palomino
additional sound recordist: Mexico
Glenfield Payne
sound effects editor
Jay Peck
foley artist
Jennifer Ralston
foley supervisor
Leon Sandoval
boom operator
Alex Soto
assistant sound editor
Deborah Wallach
adr editor
Paul J. Zydel
adr mixer
George Berndt
adr editor
Alex Raspa
adr recordist
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Special Effects
José Luis Capilla
special effects assistant
Lazaro Cervantes
special effects assistant
Víctor Morán
special effects assistant
Carlos Ochoa
special effects assistant
Galdino Roberto
special effects assistant
Bernabé Rosales
special effects assistant
Salvador Servin
special effects assistant
Alejandro Vázquez
special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
Adam Avitabile
compositor: LOOK! Effects, Inc.
Jamie Baxter
lead artist: Digital Firepower
Eric M. Beaver
2D supervisor: LOOK! Effects Inc.
Peter Borjeson
visual effects intern: Amoeba Proteus
Steve Bowen
digital color timer: Efilm
Allen Cappuccilli
editorial: Efilm
Betty Carney
painter: Amoeba Proteus
Patrick Clancey
digital opticals: Efilm
Colin Crowley
visual effects intern: Amoeba Proteus
Dany Crusius
visual effects coordinator: LOOK! Effects Inc.
Charles Darby
visual effects supervisor: Digital Firepower
C. Marie Davis
executive visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Jeremy Dawson
visual effects supervisor
Joaquin De La Puente
digital film scanning: Film East Effects
Mark S. Driscoll
visual effects producer: LOOK! Effects Inc.
Christopher Edwards
manager of operations: Efilm
Bob Eicholz
executive in charge of production: Efilm
Fish Essenfeld
compositing 2D supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak
Ben Estrada
digital color assistant: Efilm
Bill Feightner
technical director: Efilm
Henrik Fett
visual effects supervisor: LOOK Effects, Inc.
Larry Gaynor
digital paint artist: CIS Hollywood
Walter Hart
digital effects producer: Film East Effects
Carrie Holecek
digital mastering producer: Efilm
Joel Hynek
visual effects consultant: Kleiser-Walczak, visual effects supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak
Bernardo Jasso
motion control operator
Kenneth Jones
visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Ray Lewis
digital artist: Amoeba Proteus
John Mall
office manager: Amoeba Proteus
Joe Matza
executive in charge of production: Efilm
Suzanne Mitus-Uribe
senior digital compositor: CIS Hollywood
Crystal Moselle
visual effects intern: Amoeba Proteus
Erica Osher
visual effects assistant: Amoeba Proteus
Serge Patzak
associate visual effects producer: Amoeba Proteus
Eric Person
digital artist: Amoeba Proteus
Enrique Ramirez
motion control assistant
Rodolfo Ramirez
motion control assistant
Jim Rider
Inferno compositor: Film East Effects
Luis Rochin
motion control operator
Roberto Rochín
motion control coordinator
Jeremy N.P. Ross
executive producer: Kleiser-Walczak
Dan Schrecker
visual effects supervisor
Alejandro Serrano
motion control assistant
Chris Taft
assistant digital color timer: Efilm
Bruno Vilela
3D animator: Kleiser-Walczak
Kit Young
digital systems manager: CIS Hollywood
John R. Ellis
digital cleanup artist
Danny S. Kim
compositor
Kim Lavery
in house visual effects producer
Thomas Mathai
digital cleanup artist
Tefft Smith
digital artist
Stunts
Gerardo Albarrán
stunt coordinator
Teresa Arteaga
stunt performer
Xochitl del Rosario
stunt performer
Maria Del Rosario Flores
stunt performer
Raúl Gaher
stunt performer
Tomás Guzmán
stunt performer
Raúl López
stunt performer
Isidro Mora
stunt performer
Juan Emiliano Moreno
stunt performer
Karla Moreno
stunt performer
Sammy Ortiz
stunt performer
Héctor Tavares
stunt performer
Arturo Gomez Zamudio
stunt performer
Camera and Electrical Department
Benito Aguilar
gaffer
Florentino Aguilar
electrician: second unit
Alfredo Audel
best boy grip
Christian Camacho
video playback assistant
Víctor Camacho
video playback operator
Roberto Cardenas
electrician: second unit
Arturo Castañeda
first assistant camera
Saul Dominguez
rigging electrician
Manuel García
rigging electrician
Isaac Gómez
grip: second unit
Jesus 'Moroco' Gonzalez
rigging gaffer
Jorge Gonzalez
electrician: second unit
Jose Gutierrez
first assistant camera: second unit
Roberto Gutierrez
electrician: second unit
Ricardo Hernandez B.
rigging electrician
Edgar Hurtado
second assistant camera
Javier Labastida
company grip
Jesus LaBastida
key grip
Luis Lara
company electrician
Gerardo Manjarrez
Steadicam operator
Néstor Martínez
electrician: second unit
Andrés Medina
dolly grip
Noe Muñoz
camera loader
Eduardo Oviedo
company electrician
Cruz Paredes
grip: second unit
Victor Manuel Ramirez
company electrician
Antonio Riestra
director of photography: second unit
Adolfo Rodriguez
rigging electrician
Juan Carlos Rodríguez
company grip
Serguei Saldívar Tanaka
director of photography: second unit
Carlos Sánchez
best boy electric
Jose Luis Sanchez
company electrician
Peter Sorel
still photographer
Mauricio Vega
company electrician
Eszter Zakariás
assistant still photographer
Animation Department
Stephen Quay
animator: hospital puppet sequence
Timothy Quay
animator: hospital puppet sequence
Casting Department
Claudia Becker
casting: Mexico
Jorge Guerrero
extras casting
Sonia Guerrero
extras casting coordinator
Francisco Veyro
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
María De Jesús Luna
costumer
Javier Delgado
costumer
Pedro Raúl Flores
tailor
Griselda Garcia
cutter/fitter
David Jardon
tailor
Fausto Jardon
tailor
Brandy Lusvardi
costume production assistant: Los Angeles
Barbara Marko
costumes: Los Angeles
Jose Luis Montero
costumer
Mónica Neumaier
assistant costume designer
Leticia Pichardo
costumer
Adolfo Ramírez
wardrobe supervisor
Sandra Ramos
wardrobe coordinator
Daniel Wolfson
costume production assistant: Los Angeles
Ines Zarco
costume production assistant: Los Angeles
Editorial Department
Bob Allen
associate editor
Matthew E. Goldenberg
post-production intern
Eric Hendricks
post-production intern
Erica Hyatt
post-production assistant
David Kaldor
assistant editor
Pedro Kos
post-production assistant
Jesse Rose Moore
post-production intern
Edgar Pavon
assistant editor
Zeborah Tidwell
assistant editor
Kenny Becker
color timer
Alex Horwitz
post-production assistant: Julie Taymor
Music Department
Ernesto Anaya
musician: guitars
Francisco Arenas
musician: guitar solo
Sarah Botstein
music supervisor
Emile Charlap
music preparation, music contractor
Robert Elhai
orchestrator
Matthias Gohl
music producer: Gohl/McLaughlin
Elliot Goldenthal
orchestrator
Miguel Guarneros
musician: guitars, "La Llorona"
Leonardo Heiblum
music producer: Mexico
Joel Iwataki
music recordist, music mixer
Winfried Kraus
additional music preparer
Jacobo Lieberman
music producer: Mexico
Richard Martinez
electronic music producer
Stephen Mercurio
conductor
Francisco 'Pancho' Navarro
musician: guitar solo
Kathy Nelson
music supervisor
Oscar Ramos
musician: guitars, "La Llorona"
Curtis Roush
music editor
Randy Spendlove
executive in charge of music
Eduardo Vaisman
on-stage music recording
Transportation Department
Dante Aguilar
transportation coordinator
Ernesto Aguirre
driver
Ruben Alcantara
driver
Eric Amador
driver
Alejandro 'Ronco' Arroyo
transportation captain
Eder Alejandro Arroyo Jr.
driver
Pablo Berti
second transportation assistant
Vincente Cadena
driver
Gerardo Castell
driver
Jose Castillo
driver
Pedro Antonio Castillo
driver
José Luis Conde
driver
Rafael Contreras
driver
Hector Cruz
driver
José Cruz
driver
Jose Luis Curiel
driver
Leonardo Davila
driver
Ernesto Diaz Mata
driver
Roberto Flores
driver
Juan E. Galicia
driver
Antonio García
driver
Luis Diaz Gonzalez
driver
Mario Granados
driver
Gerardo Hernández
driver
Pedro Jiménez
driver
Edgar 'Chivata' Lezama
picture car coordinator
Hilario López
driver
Carlos Martinez
driver
Rene Martinez
driver
Manuel Montes De Oca
driver
Juan Mucino
driver
Mariano Mucino
driver
Alfredo Nonato
driver
Armando Paez
driver
Javier Peralta
driver
Fernando Pereyra
driver
Braulio Piedra
driver
Armando Quiroz
driver
Claudio Vicente Reyes
driver
David Reyes
driver
Luis Rivera
driver
Nemecio Rodríguez
driver
Jose P. Soriano
driver
Tomás Tapia
driver
Sergio Terrones
driver
Other Crew
Gabriel Navarrete Alcaraz
legal services: Mexico
Ivonne Alva
fiscal accountant
Lucy Amador
first assistant accountant
Guinduri Arroyo
production runner
Ana Ballesteros
craft service, caterer
Brandy Barber
production intern
Steve Beeson
accounting supervisor
Ivan Bess
assistant: Ms. Green
Michele Boudreau
production accountant
Alejandra Cárdenas
assistant: Ms. Green
Luis B. Carranco
location assistant
Roberto Castellanos
stand-in
Jules Cazedessus
coordinator: Ms. Taymor and Mr. Goldenthal
Jo Claudio
dialect coach
Carolina Cortes
production assistant
Jen Cox
post-production accountant
Carmen De La Rosa
production assistant
Javier Del Rio
location assistant
Janna DeLury
script supervisor
Kira Dominguez
production assistant
Joy Ellison
dialect coach
Lauda Flores
assistant: Ms. Hayek
David Fortier
legal services
Juan Carlos Garrido
unit production chief
Bettina Garro
painting coach
Becky Glupczynski
production coordinator
Yuria Goded
office production assistant
Victoria Gohl
visual research consultant
Armando Guerrero
assistant extras coordinator
Mireya Guerrero
production runner
Karen Harrison
assistant: Ms. Messick
Leonardo Heiblum
assistant: Ms. Taymor
María del Carmen Jiménez
delegate: Anda
Lindsay Knaub
assistant: Ms. Slotnick
Mauricio Lule
key set production assistant
Lilene Mansell
dialect coach
Victor Martinez
craft service
Carla Meyer
dialect coach
Maria Milea
dialect coach
Rene Miron
production assistant
Claudia Montero
production coordinator
Seraly Morales
stand-in: Ms. Hayek
Victor Moran
stand-in: Mr. Molina
Brenda Morris
assistant accountant
Maria Aida Moya
choreographer: Foxtrot
Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke
unit publicist
Juan Pablo Noval
key location assistant
Mario Olivares
security officer
Rocío Ortega
animal handler
Margaret Rose Perenchio
presenter
Lourdes Perez
fiscal accountant
Stacy Perskie
production coordinator
Eduardo Pizarro
painting coach
Jess Platt
dialect coach: Mr. Rush
Claudia Porter
assistant animal handler
Derek Ransom
dance coach: Ms. Judd
Oscar Reboreda
union representative
Arthur Reinstein
legal services
Carlos Renero
monkey wrangler
Rafael Reyes
stand-in
Roberto Reyna
construction medic
Miguel Juargui Rojas
legal services: Mexico
Balthazar Romero
security officer
Mayte Romero
chef
Anna Roth
production consultant
Jan Roth
production intern
Juan Antonio Sanchez
assistant fiscal accountant
Ivan Schneeberg
legal services
Alejandro Springall
production consultant
Ernesto Trejo
unit doctor
Fernando Uriegas
location manager
Armando Victoria
security officer
Valeria Villalobos
production assistant
Lizbeth Villegas
accounting clerk
Rosa Isela Villegas
second assistant accountant
Keyla Wood
stand-in
Christopher Young
painting coach
Martha Zamora
research consultant
David Zitzerman
legal services
Saul Zuñiga
assistant accountant
Stephanie 'Tuty' Correa
production assistant
John Dean Alfone
office intern
David Greenbaum
executive assistant: Harvey Weinstein
Norberto Nava
security officer
Jane Tsighis
post-production accountant
Thanks
Tenon Godfrey Allan
special thanks
Melody Barnett
special thanks: Palace Costume
Jeff Berg
thanks
Sari Borgeson
special thanks
Vicki Cherkas
special thanks
Melanie Cook
thanks
José Luis Cortes
special thanks
Jeremy Dawson
acknowledgment: photographs provided by
Hamilton Fish
special thanks
Ruy García
special thanks: Sonido Mambo
James Glander
special thanks
Michael Gorfaine
special thanks
Bill Haber
special thanks
John Hadity
special thanks
Sandra Harper
special thanks
Kevin Hyman
special thanks
Diego Lopez
special thanks
Martha Luttrell
thanks
Eddie Marks
special thanks: Western Costume
Bill Nisselson
special thanks
Serge Patzak
acknowledgment: photographs provided by
Carlos Phillips
special thanks
Eric Roth
special thanks
Sam Schwartz
special thanks
Robert Seidenberg
special thanks
Bart Walker
thanks
Production Company
Handprint Entertainment
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Lions Gate Films
Miramax Films
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Ventanarosa Productions
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Distributor
Miramax Films
Buena Vista International Italia
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International
Filmcoopi Zürich
RCV Film Distribution
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TFM Distribution
Asmik Ace Entertainment
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Cinergia
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Gativideo
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Imagem Filmes
,
RCV Home Entertainment
West
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Special Effects
Amoeba Proteus
CIS Hollywood
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Digital Firepower
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EFilm
,
Film East Effects
Kleiser-Walczak Construction Company
LOOK! Effects
Miscellaneous
AON Risk Services
insurance
Archive Films by Getty Images
photographs provided by
Bancomer
banking services
C-5
sound post-production
Castillo Miranda y Cia S.C.
fiscal accounting
Condé Nast Publications, The
permission given for use of Vogue Magazine
Engineering Site
photographs provided by
Entertainment Partners
payroll services
Entertainment Post
video dailies
Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
recorded and mixed at
Florsheim
special thanks
Frida Kahlo Museums Trust
original rights: Frida Kahlo's artwork
Gant
special thanks
George Eastman House
photographs provided by
Goodmans
legal services
HSBC Bank USA
banking services
Hulton Archive
photographs provided by
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA)
special thanks
Juargui, Navarrete, Nader Y Rojas
legal services: Mexico
Kodak
motion picture products
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
photographs provided by
Manhattan Center Studios
recorded and mixed at
Museum of the City of New York
photographs provided by
NatWest
banking services
National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature
reproductions of Diego Rivera's and Frida Kahlo's artworks authorized by
Palace Costume and Prop Co.
costumes
Panavision
grip and lighting services
Pivotal Post
Avid editing equipment provided by
R.C. Baral & Co.
post-production accounting
Rocky Mountain Motion Pictures
cameras and lenses provided by
Santistevan Abogados
production counsel: Mexico
Sonoton Recorded Music
music
Sound One
sound mixing
Speakeasy
voice casting
Spera Corporation
post-production equipment
Springall Pictures
technical assistant production services company
Stetson
special thanks
The Banco De Mexico Diego Rivera
original rights: Diego Rivera's artwork
The Quay Brothers
hospital puppet sequences
Turner Entertainment
"King Kong" film clips courtesy of
UMG Soundtracks
soundtrack released by
Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service
negative cutting
Zarathustra Hall, New York
recorded and mixed at
dgUMG Soundtracks
soundtrack released by
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