Hoffa (1992)


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Hoffa
Release Date25 December 1992
Budget$35,000,000
US Box Office$24,000,000
TaglineHe didn't want law. He wanted justice.
GenreBiography, Crime, Drama
CountryFrance
USA
Filming LocationsCarnegie Mellon University - 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound Mix70 mm 6-Track, Dolby SR
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassDocudrama, Biopic [feature]
ThemesLabor Unions, Rise and Fall Stories
TonesTense, Sweeping, Intimate, Ominous, Forceful
TagsAssassin, Corruption, Gangster, Kill, Labor Relations, Labor [work], Missing Person, Politician, Robbery, Striker, Teamster, Union Dispute, Union [labor Union]

Hoffa is a 1992 biographical film directed by Danny DeVito and written by David Mamet, based on the life and mysterious death of Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa. Jack Nicholson plays James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa, and Danny DeVito plays Hoffa's longtime friend Robert "Bobby" Ciaro.


Cast and Crew


Cast

James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa

Bobby Ciaro

Carol D'Allesandro

Frank Fitzsimmons

Pete Connelly

Young Kid

Robert Kennedy

Red Bennett

Billy Flynn

Natalia Nogulich
Jo Hoffa

Hoffa's Attorney

Ted Harmon

Young Woman at RTA

Solly Stein

Joanne Neer
Soignee Woman

Joe Greco
Loading Foreman

Jim Ochs
Kreger Worker

Joe Quasarano
Dock Worker

Don Brockett
Police Captain

Nicholas Giordano
Cop

Dale Young
Father Doyle

Jennifer Nicholson
Nurse Nun in White

Don Vargo
Driver with Pistol

Anthony Cannata
Organizer

Valentino Cimo
Assailant #1

Willy Rizzo
Scialla

Tom Finnegan
Teamster President

Kirk Anderson
Driver with Flat

Sam Nicotero
Counterman at Laundry

John Malloy
Counterman at Roadhouse

Louis Giambalvo
RTA Representative

Robin Eurich
Reporter #1

Robert Maffia
Reporter #2

Business Negotiator

Shirley Prestia
Hoffa's Secretary

John Hackett
Bladesdale

Working Man

Joey Dal Santo
'Joey' Boy at RTA

Kevin Crowley
Reporter

Tomasino Baratta
D'Allesandro's Man

Angela Block
Hoffa's Daughter

Anna Marie Knierim
Teamster Widow

Staci Marie Marcum
Woman in Cabin

Alton Bouchard
Airplane Pilot

Dennis Tolkach
Airplane Pilot

John Judd
Senate Policeman

Jeff Howell
Senate Reporter

Fred Scialla
Castratore

Christopher Otto
Young Reporter

Annette DePetris
Newspaper Secretary

William Cameron
State Trooper

Rudy E. Morrison
Copa Thug

Joanne Deak
Woman in Penthouse

Government Attorney

Allison Robinson
Ciaro's Secretary

Eliot Cookson

Kathy Hartsell
Dancer with Cigarette

Philip Perlman
Maitre'd

Sean P. Bello
Party Crasher

Robert L. Feist
Bouncer

Peter Spellos
Man in Crowd

Steven E. Goldsmith
Bailiff

Marty Perlov
Bartender

Tim Gamble
Prosecutor

Judge Thomas A. Van Tiem Sr.
Judge

Thomas D. Mahard
Bartender

Government Agent in Bar

Dinah Lynch
Barbara Hoffa

Jillian Alyse Cardillo
Granddaughter

Jacqulyne Marie Cardillo
Granddaughter

Chet Badalato
Hoffa's Driver

David Regal
Newsman

Paul M. White
Young Driver

James 'Ike' Eichling
Prison Guard

Dean Wells
Convict #1

Bill Dalzell
Convict #2

Samson Barkhordarian
Official at Hall

Alex A. Kvassay
Airplane Pilot

Larry John Meyers
Newsman

John 'Cha Cha' Ciarcia
D'Ally's Financial Advisor

Sherri Mazie
Reporter

Dave Shemo
Young Reporter

David Calvin Berg
Committee Chairman

David Sconduto
Social Club Waiter

Sam Bauso
Waiter

Corpse

Scott Campbell
Detroit News reporter

Thomas F. Evans
Detroit Cop

Extra

Steven Hauptman
Strike breaker

Nightclub comic

Anthony Moscato
Teamster

Dave Petti
Newsreporter

John Pullum
Dock worker

Vegas Showgirl

Keith Schrader
Teamster

Ursula Whittaker
Las Vegas Dancer

Director

Writer

Producer

Caldecot Chubb
producer

producer

Joseph Isgro
executive producer

Wm. Barclay Malcolm
associate producer

associate producer

Edward R. Pressman
producer

Harold Schneider
co-producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Stephen H. Burum
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Editor

Lynzee Klingman
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Ronald Roose
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Casting Director

David Rubin
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Debra Zane
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Production Designer

Ida Random
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Art Director

Gary Wissner
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Set Decorator

Brian Savegar
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Costume Designer

Deborah Lynn Scott
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Makeup Department

Don Abbinanti
makeup artist: Chicago

John Blake
makeup artist

Milton Buras
hair stylist

Greg Cannom
special makeup designer

Ve Neill
supervising makeup artist

Kim Santantonio
hair stylist

Yolanda Toussieng
supervising hair stylist

Keith VanderLaan
makeup effects artist: Cannom Creations

Production Manager

Grace Gilroy
unit production manager

Harold Schneider
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Fernando Castroman
second second assistant director

Ned Dowd
first assistant director

Sandra Holmen
trainee assistant director

B. Scott Senechal
second assistant director

Art Department

Paul Allen
set dressing leadman: Chicago

Steve Badillo
labor foreman

Terry Baughman
construction foreman: Chicago

Robert Bonino
carpenter foreman

David F. Bornstein
construction foreman

Gary A. Brewer
set dresser: Los Angeles

Randy Brewer
leadperson

Peter Bunch
carpenter foreman

Joseph Ciraolo
set artist

Daniel B. Clancy
set dressing leadman: Chicago

Charles Daboub Jr.
set designer

Tim Dent
lead person

Dale DeStefani
construction foreman

Chuck Eskridge
stand-by painter

Robert Fechtman
set designer

Gus Feederle
set dresser

Emily Ferry
property master

Gary Fettis
set decorator: Los Angeles

Gershon Ginsburg
assistant art director

Otniel Gonzalez
assistant props

Michael Grady
set dresser: Detroit, set buyer: Detroit

Michael Kolko
set estimator

Bill Laczko
property assistant: Pittsburgh

Ed Lohrer III
set dresser

Ernest Lopez
plaster foreman

Greg Lynch
set dresser: Los Angeles

Randy Martens
greensman

Oscar Mazzola
art department production assistant

Sam Mendoza
construction foreman

Harold Michelson
art department visual consultant

Michael Molen
carpenter foreman

Johnny Molina
labor foreman

Jim Motyl
set dresser

John J. Rutchland III
general foreman

Jennifer Rutchland
construction production assistant: Chicago

John J. Rutchland Jr.
construction coordinator

Thomas Sedor
property master: Chicago

Joy Taylor
assistant property master

Rand Templeton
art department production assistant

Christopher Woodworth
paint coordinator

Anthony Joseph Fatigato
painter

Christopher Gilman
props

Dick Hansen
props

Smith Harper Hutchings
scenic artist

Kent Jones
painter

Johnny Knight
carpenter

Robert E. Knight
set painter

Joe Miller
painter

Robert Misetich
set paint foreman

Mike Monckton
lead signwriter

Mary O'Brien
scenic artist

Eugene Pope
carpenter

Gregory Puchalski
signwriter, scenic artist

Michael Walsh
head buyer

Sound Department

Richard L. Anderson
supervising sound editor

David Bartlett
sound editor

Bill W. Benton
sound re-recording mixer

Dean Beville
sound editor

Matthew C. Beville
sound transfer

Joseph F. Brennan
boom operator

John Brilhante
sound re-recordist

Zane D. Bruce
foley artist

Thomas Causey
sound mixer

Mike Chock
sound editor

James Christopher
sound editor

Mark Coffey
sound transfer

Louis Counte
sound recordist

John Dunn
sound editor

Judee Flick
sound editor

Stephen Hunter Flick
supervising sound editor

Jeff Gomillion
adr mixer

Mark Kamps
adr assistant

Richard Kite
cable person

Nicholas Vincent Korda
adr supervisor

Dean G. Manly
first assistant sound editor

Michael Minkler
sound re-recording mixer

Rick Mitchell
sound editor

Dave Moreno
sound transfer

Michael Novitch
sound engineer

Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer

Alexandra Root
assistant sound editor

Joseph T. Sabella
foley artist

Jackson Schwartz
foley mixer

Norto Sepulveda
adr editor

Dan Sharp
sound re-recordist

Marvin Walowitz
sound editor

Cory Coken
additional adr artist

Thierry J. Couturier
sound editor

Elliott Koretz
sound editor

Steve Lee
sound effects editor

Timothy Pearson
foley artist

Scott D. Smith
sound mixer: Chicago

Special Effects

Jan Aaris
special effects

David Amborn
special effects

John Frazier
special effects coordinator

Rocky Gehr
special effects

Steve Luport
special effects

Frances Pennington
special effects

Arnold Peterson
special effects

Paul Ryan
special effects

Harold Selig
special effects

Roland Blancaflor
special effects technician: Cannom Creations

Stunts

G.A. Aguilar
stunts

Danny Aiello III
stunts

Andy Armstrong
stunt coordinator

Gary Baxley
stunts

Dana D. Bertolette
stunts

Simone Boisseree
stunts

Eddie Braun
stunts

Peter Bucossi
stunts

Richard E. Butler
stunts

Hank Calia
stunts

Frank P. Calzavara
stunts

Rudy J. Calzavara
stunts

Kenneth Cervi
stunts

Erik Cord
stunts

Leon Delaney
stunts

Richard Drown
stunt double: Mr. De Vito

Donna Evans
stunts

Eddie J. Fernandez
stunts

stunts

James Fierro
stunts

George Fisher
stunts

Tanner Gill
stunts

Mark Ginther
stunts

Stefan Gudju
stunts

John Hackett
stunts

Mark Harper
stunts

Jery Hewitt
stunts

Robert Jauregui
stunts

Jeff Jensen
stunts

Sean Kelly
stunts

Steven Lambert
stunts

Rick Le Fevour
stunts

Stacy Logan
stunts

Edward Lynch
stunts

Gary Maas
stunts

Daniel Maldonado
stunts

Mike H. McGaughy
stunts

Bob Orrison
stunts

Pee Wee Piemonte
stunts

Randy Popplewell
stunts

Chere Rae
stunts

Jimmy N. Roberts
stunts

Walter Robles
stunts

Moris Santia
stunts

Paul E. Short
stunts

Packy Smith
stunts

Mark Stefanich
stunts

Bob Terhune
stunts

Steve Vandeman
stunts

Michael M. Vendrell
stunts

James Waters
stunts

Rich Wilkie (I)
stunts

Jerry Wills
stunts

Raliegh Wilson
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Maurice Beesley
lighting technician

Alan S. Blauvelt
first assistant camera

Dustin Blauvelt
camera operator

Richard Bond
grip: Chicago

Kelly R. Borisy
grip: Chicago

David Canestro
second company grip

Bill Coe
additional first assistant camera: Detroit

James B. Crawford
rigging gaffer

Angelo Di Giacomo
additional first assistant camera: Pittsburgh

Robert Duggan
rigging grip

François Duhamel
still photographer

Jon Falkengren
dolly grip

Robert Floyd
grip: Detroit

William Jay Gahret
additional camera operator: Detroit

Jeff Ginyard
lighting technician

Kristin R. Glover
additional camera operator: Los Angeles

James P. Gribbins
grip: Pittsburgh

Steven Hiller
additional first assistant camera: Chicago

Larry Huston
first assistant camera

David Jarrell
rigging gaffer

William T. Jones
grip: Los Angeles

R. Scott Judge
grip: Los Angeles

Tom Kessenich
rigging grip

George Kohut
additional camera operator: Chicago

Jon Kranhouse
camera operator: Wescam camera, Chicago

Ted J. Kredo
lighting technician: Los Angeles, rigging gaffer: Los Angeles

Shaun Langham
lighting technician

Michael Laws
assistant chief lighting technician

Bruce MacCallum
additional camera operator: Pittsburgh

Pete Martinez
video assistant

Stan McClain
camera operator: Wescam camera, Chicago

Larry McConkey
Steadicam operator

Dick Oakes
rigging gaffer: Chicago

Tom O'Halloran
second assistant camera

Eugene Pope
grip: Pittsburgh

Darrin C. Porter
lighting technician

John S. Robertson
grip: Chicago

Stephen Shultz
grip: Los Angeles

Alex Skvorzov
chief lighting technician

Bruce D. Spellman
rigging grip

Mark Stanley
key grip

Mark David Adler
second video assist: Detroit

Larry Cottrill
electrician

Pat Dames
grip

Kurt Dale Hartman
grip

Jon D. Morrison
set lighting electrician

David Norris
camera technician: Wescam camera

Timothy W. Tiedje
grip

John Wendling
electrician

Casting Department

Donna M. Belajac
casting consultant: Pittsburgh

Staci A. Blagovich
extras casting: Pittsburgh

Catherine Holzer-Ballowe
extras casting

Mark A. Ridge
extras casting: Chicago

Amy Taksen
casting assistant

Cathy Thomas
casting consultant: Detroit

J. Ben Sykes
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Darryl M. Athons
costume supervisor

Myron Baker
set costumer

Kendall Errair
costume supervisor

Mari Grimaud
costume supervisor

Greg Hall
costumer

Beth Koenigsberg
wardrobe production assistant

David Le Vey
costume illustrator, assistant costume designer

Dawn Y. Line
costumer

Pie Lombardi
costumer: Detroit

Tom Numbers
costumer

Mark Peterson
costume supervisor: Pittsburgh

Elaine Ramires
costumer

Lori Stilson
set costumer

James W. Tyson
costume supervisor

Leslie Weir
costumer

Bernadine Vida
costumer: extras

Editorial Department

Gary Burritt
negative cutter

Daniel Candib
associate editor

Michael Hofacre
assistant editor

Jennifer Mangan
first assistant editor

Dennis McNeill
color timer

Richard Sellmer
assistant editor

Music Department

Tim Boyle
music mixer

Tom Villano
music editor

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Randy Miller
orchestrator

Transportation Department

John Armstrong
driver

Chet Badalato
driver: Mr. Nicholson

Ted Basso
production van driver

Tom Battoe
driver

Rick Chouinard
driver: Mr. DeVito

Richard Deangelo
transportation captain: Chicago

Dan Dengel
transportation captain: Detroit

Robert Elias
driver

Chuck Hanson
driver

Marlo Hellerstein
transportation set captain

James F. Hogan
transportation captain: Chicago

David Jernigan
transportation captain: Los Angeles

Thomas Kloes
transportation captain: Pittsburgh

Bill Murphy
driver

Jack Sander
driver

James C. Taylor
transportation coordinator

Norman Walke
driver

Skip Wilson
transportation captain

Robert Wallace
driver

Other Crew

John Biesack
production assistant

Lisa Bradley
production consultant: Pittsburgh

Billy Brashier
location projectionist

Carolyn M. Brodrick
assistant to producers

Raymond Bulinski
craft service: Chicago

Ken Cabrera
craft service: Chicago

Cathleen Clarke
assistant accountant: Pittsburgh

David Collins
assistant location manager

John 'JR' Craigmile
assistant accountant

Teira Doom
assistant accountant

Leigh French
adr group coordinator

Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
script supervisor

Robert Gordon
production accountant

Lori Gottlieb
assistant: Mr. Chubb

Peter Haas
unit publicist

Steffany Hannan
production secretary: Pittsburgh

Kimberly Jase
post-production accountant

Maureen Jennings
production assistant

Richard Klotz
location manager: Los Angeles

Lisa Knudson
assistant accountant

Robert H. Lemer
location manager: Los Angeles

Joshua Levinson
assistant: Mr. DeVito

Monique Limery
craft service: Los Angeles

Elton MacPherson
production controller

Annie Marshall
assistant: Mr. Nicholson

Theresa Marsh
accounting assistant: Chicago

Leslie Mikol
production assistant: Chicago

Walt Oggier
police coordinator: Pittsburgh

Christopher Otto
assistant: Mr. Pressman

Michael Radiloff
assistant: Mr. Pressman

Frank Ragano
technical advisor

Nancy L. Ragano
technical advisor

Michael Risoli
key set production assistant

Stan Rosenfield
public relations consultant

Sandra Maltz Saccio
production coordinator

Karen R. Sachs
production coordinator

Leigh Schneider
production assistant

Todd Schneider
assistant location manager

Reni I. Seakon
assistant accountant

Angelia Sheffler
craft service: Detroit

Kim C. Simms
production secretary: Detroit

Victoria Simon
production assistant

Ronald K. Smith
production assistant: Chicago

Karen Snow
production assistant

Tony Swatton
knife maker

Robert W. Terrill
craft service: Pittsburgh

Thomas M. Tucker
production assistant: Detroit

Bekki Vallin
assistant production coordinator: Chicago

Keith Wallace
location assistant: Detroit

Michael Williams
location manager

Sonya A. Avakian
extras wrangler

Jai Cherney
location scout

Brian Easterling
production assistant

Sean Hoessli
production assistant

Julie Matthews
production assistant

Grant Reid
location scout

Deon Yates
location scout

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
helicopter pilot

Thanks

Nikki Allyn Grosso
thanks

Lynn Pressman-Raymond
thanks

Remus Yazoo
thanks

Production Company

Canal+
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Jersey Films
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor

Gativideo

Manuel Salvador

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Miscellaneous

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