Goodbye Lover (1998)


Goodbye Lover
Release Date01 May 1998
Budget$20,000,000
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineNo one's ever been so good at being so bad.
GenreComedy, Crime, Thriller
CountryUSA
Germany
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor

Goodbye Lover is a comedic neo-noir film about a murder plot surrounding an alcoholic advertising agency worker and his adulterous wife. The film was directed by Roland Joffé, and stars Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Don Johnson, Ellen DeGeneres, and Mary-Louise Parker. The film premiered at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, before being released theatrically in 1999. Reshoots of the films were shot on Rodeo drive in Beverly Hills, and the ending of the film was changed.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Sandra Dunmore

Jake Dunmore

Peggy Blane

Sgt. Rita Pompano

Rollins

Det. Crowley

Ben Dunmore

Andre Gregory
Rev. Finlayson

Bradley

JoNell Kennedy
Evelyn

Akane Nelson
Receptionist

Kevin Cooney
Company Man #1

Will Stewart
Dennis

Newscaster

Mr. Brodsky

Mrs. Brodsky

George Furth
Mr. Merritt

Sen. Lassetter

Michael Krawic
Medical Examiner

Quincy Samuel Smith
Larry

Sabi Dorr
Austrian Banker

Andi Chapman
Cop

John Prosky
Forensic Cop

Detective One

Michael P. Byrne
Detective Two

Michael William James
Detective Three

Old Woman

Pavel Cerny
Cabbie

Sheriff

Danny Goldring
Forensic Officer

Minister

Lou Myers
Police Captain

Doug Spinuzza
Gang-Banger

Old Codger

Newell Alexander
Minister #2

Molly Hager
Young Girl #2

Gerald T. Olson
Politician

Kenneth Moskow
Commercial Guy

Bruce Rogers
Choir Conductor

Mary Lippman
Joan

Ken Lam
Coroner's Assistant

Darrick Collins
Police Officer #1

Police Officer #2

Charles Gladney
Cop at College

Lisa Cohen
Battered Woman

Chic Daniel
Det. Daniel

Jay B. Yarnel
Det. Yarnell

Mike Singer
Company Man #2

Gary Sear
Company Man #3

Erin Keim
Young Girl #3

Angela Blattenberger
Girls' Chorus Member

Bianca Davis
Girls' Chorus Member

Demi Dustman
Girls' Chorus Member

Jenna Escoto
Girls' Chorus Member

Girls' Chorus Member

Candace Kovacic
Girls' Chorus Member

Juliana Kubicki
Girls' Chorus Member

Britney Mahurin
Girls' Chorus Member

Kellie Roberson
Girls' Chorus Member

Julie Shapiro
Girls' Chorus Member

Ashley Thornton
Girls' Chorus Member

Natalie Thornton
Girls' Chorus Member

Roger Ferreira
Police Photoapher

Steffanie Sampson
Flower girl

Director

Writer

Ron Peer
,

Joel Cohen

Alec Sokolow

Producer

Jonathan Cornick
co-executive producer

Chris Daniel
producer

Patrick McDarrah
producer

Alexandra Milchan
producer

executive producer

Michael G. Nathanson
executive producer

Gerald T. Olson
line producer

Joel Roodman
producer

Jeremiah Samuels
line producer: reshoots

Van Spurgeon
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Dante Spinotti
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Editor

William Steinkamp
-

Casting Director

Joseph Middleton
-

Shari Rhodes
-

Production Designer

Stewart Starkin
-

Art Director

Bruce Alan Miller
-

Set Decorator

Tessa Posnansky
-

Costume Designer

Theadora Van Runkle
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Makeup Department

Fríða Aradóttir
hair stylist: Ms. DeGeneres

Stacey K. Black
additional assistant hair stylist

Jill Cady
makeup artist: Ms. Parker

Jill Crosby
hair stylist: Ms. Parker

Karen Kawahara
makeup artist: Ms. DeGeneres

Barbara Lorenz
hair stylist

James MacKinnon
prosthetic and makeup effects designer

Kaori N. Turner
body makeup artist

Debbie Zoller
key makeup artist

Production Manager

David Minkowski
production supervisor

Gerald T. Olson
unit production manager

Livia Pérez-Borrero
production supervisor: re-shoots

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Rosemary C. Cremona
second assistant director

Jim Goldthwait
second second assistant director

Gregory Jacobs
assistant director

Gerald T. Olson
second unit director

Art Department

P. Scott Bailey
lead man

Earl F. Betts
propmaker foreman

Gae S. Buckley
set designer

Robert J. Carlyle
construction coordinator

Tony Chavez
carpenter

William Davidson
general foreman

Steven DeSantis
stage foreman

Carl A. DiSalvo
laborer

Eva Eastman
art department assistant

Tracy Farrington
property master

Gerald Gates Jr.
lead scenic

Frederika Gray
stand-by painter

Robert Hale
painter

Michael Hohnson
on-set dresser

Michael Johnson
swing gang

Dane Junod
assistant property master

Maureen Kropf
second lead scenic

Gerald Lehtola
art department coordinator

Patrick Lozano
labor foreman

Caryn Marcus
first assistant props

R. Patrick McGee
swing gang

Joseph Musso
production illustrator

Caroline Quinn-Decker
set designer

Doug Sieck
swing gang

Bobby Thomas
set dresser

John Wong
storyboard

Dane Zillox
second assistant props

Alex Perez
graphic artist

Sound Department

Jim Albert
sound engineer

Wayne Artman
sound re-recording mixer

Javier Bennassar
sound effects editor

Laurel Bridges
boom operator

Dorian Cheah
sound effects editor

Benjamin L. Cook
sound effects editor

Louis Creveling
dialogue editor

Ken Dufva
foley walker

Lisle Engle
sound effects editor

Mary Erstad
foley mixer

David Lee Fein
foley walker

Alan Freedman
adr mixer

Cormac Funge
supervising sound effects editor

Jason George
dialogue editor

Gregory M. Gerlich
supervising sound editor

Danielle Ghent
dialogue editor

Patrick Giraudi
additional sound re-recording mixer

David Grant
dialogue editor

Brian Harman
sound recordist

Robert L. Harman
sound re-recording mixer

Daniel Harvey
mixing engineer, recording engineer

Robert Jackson
dialogue editor

Frank Jones
sound re-recording mixer

dialogue editor

Ossama Khuluki
foley walker

Steven Klinghoffer
sound utility

David Mann
foley editor

Derek Marcil
sound re-recording mixer

Diane Marshall
foley walker

Russell McAbee
sound utility

Michael Mullane
sound editor, foley editor

Brian Pierret
sound recordist

Andy Potvin
stereo sound consultant: Dolby Stereo

Yuri Reese
dialogue editor

John Ross
sound re-recording mixer

Michael John Ross
sound re-recording mixer

Susan Shin
supervising adr editor

Walter Spencer
dialogue editor

Kelly Vandever
additional sound re-recording mixer

Mathew Waters
sound re-recording mixer

Pawel Wdowczak
sound mixer

James Wright
stereo sound consultant: Dolby Stereo

Special Effects

George Deveau
assistant special effects coordinator

Andrew Kerr
special effects assistant

Gregory S. Lewis
special effects assistant

Creg Morrison
special effects assistant

Philippe Reinaudo
technical supervisor

G. Bruno Stempel
special effects coordinator

Joseph Van Wickler
special effects assistant

Jerry D. Williams
special effects co-coordinator

Visual Effects

Annie Dautane
digital production supervisor

Arassou Kichenassamy
operator

Jean Baptiste Lère
CG artist

Olivia Moreau
digital production coordinator

Eve Ramboz
visual effects

Philippe Reinaudo
technical supervisor

Michael Roy
stage manager

Jean-Marie Vives
digital matte painting artist

Stunts

Rick Barker
stunts

Eliza Coleman
stunts

Gilbert B. Combs
stunts

Scott Alan Cook
stunts

Chic Daniel
stunts

J. Mark Donaldson
stunts

Glory Fioramonti
stunts

Louie Franco
stunt arranger

Louis John Franco
stunts

John Hateley
stunts

Randall Huber
stunts

Brett A. Jones
stunts

Donna Keegan
stunts

Paul M. Lane
stunts

Shawn Lane
stunts

Cotton Mather
stunts

Rick Seaman
stunts

Tony Snegoff
stunts

Nancy Thurston
stunts

Jennifer Watson-Johnston
stunts

Eddie Yansick
stunts

Merritt Yohnka
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

James W. Apted
assistant camera

Marc Asmode
assistant camera: close range aerial

Michael Barrere
dolly grip

Bobby Brown
first assistant camera: "b" camera

George Cacamise
grip

Robert Duggan
key rigging grip

Jeff Enneking
electrician

Mark Fellman
still photographer

Chris Garcia
camera loader

Gerrit Garretsen
dolly grip

Michael E. Gips
electrician

Peter Gulla
camera operator

Mark Gutterud
extra camera assistant

Gary Jay
camera operator

Manny Jimenez
grip

Jed Levy
rigging best boy

John R. Manocchia
electrician

Duane Manwiller
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Larry Markart
video playback operator

Jeff McGrath
assistant chief lighting technician

Alexandre Naufel
set lighting

Kevin Nenonen
electrician

Vincent O'Carroll
rigging gaffer

Jeffrey W. Petersen
chief lighting technician

Louis Prezelin
aerial camera operator: close range

Richard Redlin
best boy grip

Scott M. Robinson
key grip

Kyle Rudolph
director of photography: second unit

Jorge Sánchez
assistant camera

Ronald Vidor
Steadicam operator

Christian Waelder
grip

Richard Kelley
assistant camera

Casting Department

Rich King
extras casting

Michelle Morris
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Deena Appel
additional costumes

Christine Cantella
costumer

Tangi Crawford
set costumer

Deborah Myles Davis
set costumer

Cherlyn Lanning
assistant costume designer

Thomas E. Mastrolia
set costumer

Gilda Texter
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Richard Francis-Bruce
additional editor

Mo Henry
negative cutter

Robert C. Lusted
first assistant editor

Jennifer Mangan
assistant editor: avid

David Orr
color timer

James Schermerhorn
post-production assistant editor

Karl F. Steinkamp
assistant editor

Debra L. Tennant
assistant editor

Michael T. Wilson
first assistant editor

Music Department

Damon Cohoon
assistant music editor

Lawrence Czoka
music preparation

Dr. Harold Daughtery
choral music consultant

music supervisor

John Finklea
music editor: temp music

Sienna Finklea
music editor: temp music

Amanda Goodpaster
music editor

Damon Intrabartolo
orchestrator, score supervisor

Lisa Jaime
additional music editor

Frank Macchia
orchestrator

Michael McQuarn
music supervisor

orchestrator

Bruce Rogers
conductor: Mountainside Master Chorale, conductor: Mt. San Antonio College and Madrigal Singers

David Sabee
music contractor

Larry Groupé
composer: additional music, conductor, orchestrator

Transportation Department

Bonnie Alden
driver

George Alden
driver

Richard Burch
driver

Clandon Clenard
driver

K.C. Crain
driver

Daniel Deprest
driver

Spencer Foster
driver

Robert Frank
driver

Greg Friedkin
driver

J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car

Barry E. Golob
driver

Wayne R. Griffith
driver

Phil Hedley
driver

Kevin Hudis
driver

Richard Lengle
driver

Craig Lietzke
transportation captain

Judy Lietzke
driver

Glen R. Polzel
driver

Dick Rust
driver

Patsy Rust
driver

Beverly Seifert
driver

David Shaffer
transportation coordinator

Steve Share
driver

Todd Starks
driver

Jon Tardino
driver

Jay E. Vigil
driver

Sean Whitler
driver

Other Crew

Hilary Adahms
stand-in

Tal Almog
assistant: Ms. Milchan

Robert Aragon
set production assistant

Bohnie Avanzino
title designer: New Wave Entertainment

John Baumhauer
production assistant

Shauna Beal
assistant: Mr. Milchan

Gabe Benvenuto
playback research assistant

Stephen Bures
assistant: Don Johnson

Casey Cavalier
office production assistant: re-shoots

Maximillian Chow
office production assistant

Christopher Claisse
assistant coordinator

Kevin Collins
location assistant

Chic Daniel
police advisor

Bonnie Daniels
production controller

Nawana Davis
assistant: Ms. Parker

Darcy Desylvia
assistant accountant

Mike Doyle
set production assistant

Douglas Dresser
location scout

James Ealy
set medic

Terry J. Erdmann
unit publicist

S.J. 'JoJo' Fieger
production secretary

Jim Flowers
key set production assistant

Mark Forbes
animal trainer

Robert Foulkes
location scout

Mo Freeman
set production assistant

Terry Goldman
assistant: Mr. Ottman

Dan Gorman
location scout, location manager: reshoots

Stacey Gould
assistant: Ms. Arquette

Diane Gutterud
production coordinator

Kevin Halloran
location manager

Ira Hurvitz
script supervisor

Cristobel Jimenez
assistant chef

Elizabeth Keener
assistant: Mr. Mulroney

Matthew Klipper
post-production accountant

Laurie Korins
assistant: Ms. Milchan

Deborah Laub
location manager: re-shoot

Marcus Le Bov
production assistant

Christopher Lee
assistant location manager

Bill Livingston
office production assistant

Lucas Moore
studio teacher

David Muscatine
assistant accountant

Ben Pezzillo
set production assistant

Cynthia Phillips
first assistant accountant

Buz Presock
set production assistant

Prévinaire
pilot

Rozzana Ramos
assistant: Mr. Milchan

Lisa Rhoden
assistant location manager

Cathleen Rowland
voice coach

Nina Saxon
title designer: New Wave Entertainment

Andrew Schaff
assistant: Ms. Degeneres

Paul Schreiber
assistant location manager

Takao Shibuya
chef

Kelly Snyder
production accountant

Rebecca Sorgen
accounting assistant

Chuck Speed
production legal

Dallas Taylor
craft service

Robert Thurlwell
craft service

Thomas Traynor
location assistant

Steve Trombatore
paymaster

Jen Wall
production assistant

Jerri Whiteman
payroll accountant

Martine White
additional location manager

Jodi Wille
assistant: Mr. Joffe

Lennox Wiseley
creative executive

Stephanie Wiseley
assistant: Mr. Olson

Julian Del Valle
balloon lights

Vincent A. Villanueva
intern

Thanks

Al Salvi
special thanks

Production Company

Gotham Entertainment Group
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Lightmotive
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Regency Vision
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Distributor

Argentina Video Home
,

Warner Bros. Pictures
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Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.
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Warner Home Vídeo
,

Warner Sogefilms S.A.

Miscellaneous

Axium Casting
extras casting

Birds & Animals Unlimited
animal trainer

Bruce's Gourmet Catering
catering

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes, camera dollies

Custom Film Effects
opticals

Digital Sound & Picture
post-production sound, re-recorded at

Flying Cam
close range aerial photography

FotoKem Laboratory
color

Howard Anderson Company, The
titles

Madrigal Singers
high school choir

Maximilian at Bloomingdale's
furs

Mountainside Master Chorale
adult choir

Mt. San Antonio College
high school choir

New Wave Design Group
main and end titles

Pacific TitleMirage
opticals

Technicolor
prints

Telescope Crane Corp.
technocrane






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