Hope Floats (1998)
| Release Date | 29 May 1998 |
| Budget | $30,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $60,000,000 |
| Tagline | When life fell apart, love fell into place. |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Drama, Domestic Comedy |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Starting Over, Lovers Reunited, Mothers and Daughters |
| Tones | Gentle, Upbeat, Easygoing, Wry, Heartwarming, Humorous, Bittersweet |
| Tags | Beauty Queen, Extramarital Affair, Handyman, Hometown, Hope, Humiliation, Mother, Talk Show |
Hope Floats is a 1998 American romantic drama film directed by Forest Whitaker, and starring Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Jr. and Gena Rowlands.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Mona Lee Fultz
Teacher
Sydney Berry
Orange Julia
Rachel Snow
Big Dolores
Christina Stojanovich
Kristen
Alissa Alban
Debbie Reissen
Dee Hennigan
Dot
Martha Long
Waitress
Norman Bennett
Mr. Davis
James N. Harrell
Harry Calvert
Chris Drewy
P.E. Teacher
Meason Wiley
Young Man At Dance
Tisa Hibbs
Suzy
Art Tamez
Bartender
Jeanette Sieh
Volleyball Captain
Tara Price
Young Birdee
Richard Nance
Priest
Angela Rambourg
Toni Post intro montage interviewee
Mark Rickard
Audience Member
Director
Writer
Steven Rogers
Producer
Elizabeth Joan Hooper
associate producer
Mary McLaglen
executive producer
Lynda Obst
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Richard Chew
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Casting Director
Ronnie Yeskel
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Production Designer
Larry Fulton
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Art Director
Christa Munro
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Set Decorator
Douglas A. Mowat
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Costume Designer
Susie DeSanto
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Makeup Department
Judith A. Cory
key hair stylist
Sharon McDonald
additional hair stylist, additional makeup artist
Janine Rath
hair stylist: Ms. Bullock
Christina Smith
key makeup artist
Pamela S. Westmore
makeup artist: Ms. Bullock
Production Manager
Scott Elias
production supervisor
Mary McLaglen
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Bamber
second assistant director
Frank Davis
first assistant director
Mary McLaglen
assistant director
Brian O'Kelley
second second assistant director
Matthew T. Weiner
additional second assistant director
Art Department
James L. Avery Jr.
greens foreman
Dawn M. Baker
scenic artist
Keith David Bragg
greensman
Jack Colmenero
set dresser
Kirk Corwin
property master
Keith P. Cunningham
assistant art director
James Currier
art department assistant
Marc Dabrusin
greens laborer
Vicki Dempsey
food stylist
Patricia Dillon
set dresser
Tom Dreesen
construction coordinator
Lilly Frank
on-set stand-by painter
Ken Gaston-Kilgore
greensman
Patricia Gura
stand-by scenic
Tom Harman
set construction gang boss
Eric Henshaw
greensman
Joe Herlocker
greensman
Lawrence Heyman
set dresser
Angela Hinkle
construction buyer
Robert Janecka
assistant property master
Karen Luzius
buyer
Jay F. McCuin
second assistant property master
Robert Tate Nichols
set dresser
John Parker
on-set dresser
Raymond Prado
storyboard artist
Amy Rich
art department coordinator
Ricky Riggs
scenic charge
E. Colleen Saro
on-set dresser
Steve Sawhill
set dresser
Elvin M. Slette
scenic gang boss
Tad Smalley
leadman
Scott Socha
greensman
Wallace R. Symns
lead greensman
Chris Telschow
general foreman
John Thomas
scenic foreman
Jack Thorpe
construction foreman
Sylvester Tucker
greens laborer
Tom Ward
propmaker
Robert K. Weinberger
construction foreman
Sound Department
Carmen Baker
assistant sound editor
Bob Beemer
sound re-recording mixer
Bill W. Benton
sound re-recording mixer
David Betancourt
foley mixer
Felipe Borrero
sound mixer
Jim Brookshire
sound editor
Rick Canelli
adr recordist
Chris Carpenter
sound re-recording mixer
Carrie Cashman
foley recordist
Tim Chau
sound supervisor, sound designer
Dawn Fintor
foley artist
Kimberly Harris
adr supervisor
Craig Heath
sound recordist
Nils C. Jensen
sound editor
David Kern
sound editor
Manny Leyva
cable person , sound utility
Diane Linn
adr recordist
Donald J. Malouf
sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer
Anthony Ortiz
boom operator
Robert Renga
sound recordist
Charleen Richards
adr mixer
Monique Salvato
adr assistant
Philip J. Slattery
apprentice sound editor
Denis St. Amand
stage engineer
Alicia Stevenson
foley artist
Donald Sylvester
foley editor
Ann L. Thornberg
assistant sound editor
David Ylizaliturri
digital layback
Halima K. Gilliam
second assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Margaret Johnson
special effects supervisor
Jack Lynch
special effects technician
Randy E. Moore
special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
visual effects
Sharon Holly
visual effects producer
Marco S. Paolini
digital compositor
Rich Thorne
visual effects supervisor
Christopher Dusendschon
main title sequence optical compositor: THDX, in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX
Peter W. Moyer
visual effects supervisor: Digital FilmWorks
Stunts
Elizabeth Beardshaw
stunts
Danny Castle
stunt coordinator
Kiante Elam
stunt coordinator
Lacey Gibson
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Barber
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Bobby Bastarache
grip
Buzzy Burwell
electrician
Colin J. Campbell
gaffer
Jesse Chavez
dolly grip
Dick Deats
key grip
Jerry C. Deats
best boy grip
Amy DeMarte
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul DeMarte
additional second assistant camera
Sean Devine
grip
David M. Dunlap
camera operator: "b" camera
Kory Funk
rigging electrician
Edison Jackson
electrician
Paul Kloss
electrician
Paul T. LeBlanc
video assist
Jimmy Lindsey
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Christine M. Loss
still photographer
David Luckenbach
camera operator: "a" camera
Raul Mello
electrician
Doug Mercer
grip
Mark Mims
rigging electrician
Wesley J. Moore Jr.
rigging electrician
Wally Rowell
rigging electrician
Frank Scheidbach
best boy electric
Scott Streetman
video assist: laborer
Sebastian Vega
additional assistant camera
Casting Department
Jo Edna Boldin
local casting
Adrienne Braswell
local casting assistant
Dara Gray
extras casting
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Richard Hicks
casting associate
Julia Kim
casting associate
Lee Manford
extras casting assistant
Jenni Wieland
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anna Abbey
key costumer
Marcia Evers
costume cutter, seamstress
Wendy J. Greiner
costumer
Susan Kistler
key costumer
Jennifer Long
set costumer
Leeann Radeka
costumer
Eileen Sieff Stroup
costume supervisor
Joel Voorhies
costumer: Ms. Bullock
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Phil Hetos
color timer
Megan Murphy
editorial production assistant
Kevin Nolting
first assistant editor, additional editor
Elizabeth Peters
location apprentice editor
DeNon Porter
apprentice editor
Liv Torgerson
second assistant editor
Music Department
Joey Averback
score coordinator: Westwind Media, Inc.
Chris Claridy
musician
Pete Coatney
musician
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Milo Deering
musician
Tony Dimito
synthesizer programming
Steve Genewick
scoring second engineer
Stuart Grusin
music editorial production assistant
Charlie Paakkari
assistant score engineer
Bettie Ross
music preparation: songs
Gus Salmon
musician
Al Schmitt
score mixer, score engineer
Tom Scott
musician: EWI and sax solos
Bill Smith
assistant score engineer
Steven L. Smith
music preparation
Curt Sobel
music editor
Guy Defazio
music recordist
Transportation Department
Charles Coulter
driver: cast trailer
Greg Faucett
transportation captain
Phil Schriber
transportation coordinator
Russell E. Scott
picture cars
Leigh A. Wilbourn
transportation assistant
Other Crew
Julie Adams
dialect coach
Monica Allen
assistant: Ms. Rowlands
David M. Atkinson
first assistant accountant
Jolie Barnes
office assistant
Ivan Bigley
location projectionist
Amanda Brand
publicist
Jim Brennan
set assistant
Gretchen Brown
location manager: Chicago
Thom Buckley
set production assistant
Tod Campbell
set assistant
Dominic Cancilla
assistant production coordinator
Amy Carr
office assistant
Scott Caton
location manager
Almarie Clifford
welfare worker
Angie Lee Cobbs
assistant: Mr. Whitaker
Michael Connor
assistant: Mr. Whitaker
Kimberly Cooper
production executive: Fox
Carl Costanza Jr.
accounting clerk
Aria Noelle Curzon
additional voices
Frances Dusek
assistant choreographer
Reji Farrar
production assistant
Pablo Ferro
titles
Jim Flowers
set assistant
Chris Fowler
office assistant
Christine C. Fransen
production coordinator
Sydney Gilner
script supervisor
Staci Greenstein
intern to producer
Doris Hellmann
post-production accountant
Vicki V. Johnson
medic
Gurukarta Khalsa
consultant: fitness
Laura King
construction medic
Suzanne Koneful
set assistant
Mona Lee Fultz
teacher
Laura Lee
assistant: Ms. Obst
Lara Leonard
assistant: Ms. Bullock
Ken Lewin
location manager
Stephen Light
production secretary
Dianne Mapp-Cheek
production accountant
Kathey Marsella
assistant: Mr. Connick
Kate McCarley
location manager
Jesse McCrum
location assistant
John Michael Sudol
key set assistant
Linda Mims
craft service
Peggy Oestreich
office assistant
David Parr
animal wrangler
Scott Sapire
intern to producer
Elizabeth Sarnoff
assistant: Ms. McLaglen
M.K. Shaw
second assistant accountant
Joshua J. Smith
office assistant
Patsy Swayze
choreographer
Judith Walder
payroll accountant
Angela Rambourg
second stand-in: "Birdee Pruitt"
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Fortis Films
Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox de Argentina
20th Century Fox of Germany
Filmes Castello Lopes
Gativideo
Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)
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Miscellaneous
Animal Trackers
animal wrangler
Capitol Records
original soundtrack album available on
Capitol Studios
score recorded and mixed at
Deluxe
color by
Home on the Range
catering
Inter Video
video playback
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
this picture made under the jurisdiction of
Jo Anne Kane Music Services
music preparations
Kodak
motion picture products
New-U Talk
courtesy of
Pacific Title
opticals by
Panavision
cameras & lenses
People of Smithville, Texas
the producers wish to thank for their assistance
RCA Victor
score soundtrack available on
Smithville, Texas Chamber of Commerce
the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Technicolor
dailies by
Third Coast Extras Casting
extras casting
Title House
titles by
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
courtesy of
Twentieth Century-Fox Studios, Hollywood
re-recording services provided by
Westwind Media
score coordination
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Hope Floats
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