Kalifornia (1993)


Kalifornia
Release Date03 September 1993
Budget$9,000,000
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineA state of fear and terror
GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAlabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassCrime Thriller, Road Movie
MoodNail-biters
ThemesWolf in Sheep's Clothing, Lovers on the Lam, Serial Killers
TonesCreepy, Disturbing, Tense, Atmospheric, Menacing, Bleak
TagsBoyfriend, Cross Country, Hitchhiker, Photographer, Serial Killer, Writer, Yuppies

Kalifornia is a 1993 thriller/road film, directed by Dominic Sena and starring Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, and Michelle Forbes. The film focuses on a psychology student and his girlfriend who are traveling cross-country to research serial killers; unbeknownst to them, a man who ends up tagging along with them on their trip (accompanied by his childlike girlfriend) is a serial killer himself.


Cast and Crew


Kathy Larson
Teenage Girl

David Milford
Driver

John Zarchen
Peter

David Rose
Eric

Tommy Chappelle
Old Man

Judson Vaughn
Parole Officer

James Michael McDougal
John Diebold

Patricia Sill
Carol

Brett Rice
Police Officer

Marisa Raper
Little Girl

Bill Crabb
Middle Aged Farmer

Mary Ann Hagan
Waitress

Jerry G. White
Gas Station Attendant

Sarah Sullivan
Bar Waitress

Eric Stenson
Young Cracker

Walter Livesy

Patricia Hunte
Newscaster

Loanne Bishop
Female Officer

Ron Kuhlman
Male Officer

Sierra Pecheur
Mrs. Musgrave

John Dullaghan
Mr. Musgrave

David Feigenbaum
Young Biker

Tom Hand
College Student

Shelby Hofer
Waitress

Director

Writer

Stephen Levy

Tim Metcalfe
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Producer

Lynn Bigelow
executive producer

Steve Golin
producer

Gregory Goodman
line producer

Jim Kouf
executive producer

Aristides McGarry
producer

Mitch Sacharoff
co-producer

Kristine J. Schwarz
co-producer

Sigurjon Sighvatsson
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Bojan Bazelli
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Editor

Martin Hunter
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Casting Director

Carol Lewis
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Production Designer

Michael White
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Art Director

Jeff Mann
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Set Decorator

Kate J. Sullivan
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Costume Designer

Kelle Kutsugeras
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Makeup Department

Michelle Bühler
makeup artist

Sandra Collins
makeup assistant: Atlanta

Beatrice De Alba
hair stylist: Atlanta

Denise Dellavalle
assistant makeup artist, assistant hair stylist

Bill Fletcher
wig stylist: Atlanta

André Freitas
special makeup effects artist: Atlanta

Carlos P. Freitas
special makeup effects assistant

Brent Lavett
hair stylist

Vonda K. Morris
assistant hair stylist

Barbara Olvera
hair stylist

Thomas E. Surprenant
special makeup effects artist

Cass McClure
lab assistant

Production Manager

Tim Clawson
executive in charge of production

Buddy Enright
production supervisor

Dan Radford
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Dan Barr
second assistant director

Patrick Burns
first assistant director: second unit

Karen Davis
second second assistant director: Atlanta

Suzanne Haasis
assistant director

Peggy Hughes
assistant director

Edward Kalpakian
assistant director

Eric Mofford
assistant director

Thomas Patrick Smith
assistant director

Art Department

Peter Andrus
art department swing

Joe Connolly
assistant property master

Timothy Correa
swing gang

Tom Cortese
property master

Gerald D'Alesio
lead man

James A. Fleming
swing gang

Daniel B. Foster
swing gang

Gregory Gayheart
set constructor

Steve Guermo
lead man

Robert W. Harbour
set designer

Jason Dock Harrell
carpenter: Atlanta

Margaret Hungerford
buyer, set dresser

Riley 'Sean' Jones
props, on-set dresser

Stacey R. Litoff
art department coordinator

Robert Tate Nichols
swing gang: Atlanta

Katie Pinholster
art department buyer: Atlanta

Don G. Smith
set dresser

Tom Spence
art department swing

Ann Stacy
lead scenic artist: Atlanta

Mary Stacy
art department buyer: Atlanta

Mike Swift
storyboard artist

Guy Tuttle
set constructor: Atlanta

Stephen Wallach
swing gang

Sound Department

Kevin Bartnof
foley artist

Ed Barton
sound editor

Bruce Bell
foley mixer

Paul B. Clay
supervising sound editor

Patrick Cyccone Jr.
sound re-recording mixer

Cameron Frankley
sound editor

Jonathan Fuh
boom operator

José Antonio García
sound mixer

Marilyn Graf
foley mixer

Ellen Heuer
foley artist

David A. Janson
assistant sound editor

Douglas Kearns
sound re-recordist

Susan Kurtz
sound effects editor, sound editor

Tony Lamberti
assistant sound editor

Peter Oreckinto
sound re-recording engineer

Vic Radulich
dialogue editor

Carin Rogers
sound editor

Jeffrey L. Sandler
sound editor

Joe Schwartz
assistant sound editor

Pat Somerset
adr editor

Tom Steel
sound re-recordist

Marty Stein
sound editor

Dean St. John
foley recordist, adr recordist

Mike Szakmeister
sound editor

Glenn Tebbe
boom operator: Atlanta

Robert Thirlwell
sound re-recording mixer

J.R. Westen
adr mixer

Scott G.G. Haller
dialogue editor

Special Effects

James Burkart
special effects assistant: Atlanta

David Fletcher
special effects driver: Atlanta

Jeffrey Knott
special effects

Michael Schorr
special effects

Stunts

Richard L. Blackwell
stunts, stunt car technician: Atlanta Crew

Dan Bradley
stunt coordinator

Scott Alan Cook
stunts

Edward Ellis
stunts

Dale Gibson
stunts

Maria R. Kelly
stunts

Randi Layne
stunts

J. Suzanne Rampe
stunts

Michael Schorr
stunts

Jim Stephan
stunts, stunt car technician: Atlanta Crew

Camera and Electrical Department

Glenn Ballard
grip

Glenn Bilard
grip: Atlanta

Stephen Crocker
grip

James 'Spud' Danicic
second assistant camera

Donald D. Davidson
rigging electrician

Jeffrey Dumas
still photographer: Carrie's photographic work

Erik A. Erichsen
electrician

Robert Esau
video playback operator

Jeff Funderburk
electrician: Atlanta, generator operator: Atlanta

Michael Gallart
dimmer board operator

Sam Gart
first assistant camera

John Giles
first assistant camera: "b" camera

David M. Goldstein
film loader

Dana Gonzales
first assistant camera

Bill Goodwynne
video playback: Atlanta

Eyal Gordin
camera operator

William Randal Gue
camera department assistant

Paul Hamacher
best boy

Bryan Hill
electrician: Atlanta

Patrick Hoeschen
electrician

Mark Hoover
video playback: Atlanta

Brent L. Jones
electrician

Chris Jones
electrician: Atlanta

Kelvin Jones
still photographer

Keith Jordan
electrician

Jerry Lee
grip: Atlanta

Mark Lester
best boy electric

Christopher Lyons
rigging gaffer

Brett Mabry
electrician

grip: Atlanta

Anthony G. Nakonechnyj
gaffer

Lisa Nunez
rigging electrician

Greg Peoples
best boy electric: Atlanta

Reinhart 'Rayteam' Peschke
gaffer

Laurie Plesco
grip

Christopher Prampin
electrician

Ian Robichaud
rigging electrician

Michael 'Spike' Ryan
dolly grip

Jose Santiago
best boy grip

Scott Satterfield
grip: Atlanta

Mark Scott
24 frame video operator

Jack Shephard
grip: Atlanta

Lynn Smith
first assistant camera: "b" camera

C. Ashley Sudge
grip: Atlanta

David Trenkle
loader: Atlanta, second assistant camera: "b" camera: Atlanta

Michael Uva
key grip

Rick Uva
grip

Konstantin Von Krusenstiern
film loader

Stephen Welch
key grip

David Williams
electrician: Atlanta

Adam Wilson
video playback operator

Douglas Wood
grip

Randall M. Woods
grip

Randy Wynn
grip

Ziggy
second assistant camera

Casting Department

Pat Golden
casting: New York

Shay Griffin
casting: Atlanta

Douglas Lambert
casting associate

Dee Voigt
extras casting: Atlanta

Diane Alexander
extras casting assistant

Chris Hanaford
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kimberly Buckley
wardrobe shopper: Atlanta

Suzanne Costas
wardrobe assistant

Dina Laquaglia
wardrobe supervisor

Michelle Moder
wardrobe assistant

Bess Stansell Townsend
on-set costumer

Editorial Department

Ulrika Akander
additional assistant editor

Laura M. Grody
second assistant editor

Dawn Michelle King
second assistant editor

Tracy Myers
apprentice editor

Keith Parrish
color timer

John Portnoy
lightworks assistant

Irene Schonwit
first assistant editor

Thor Sigurjonsson
post-production assistant

Boyd Steer
negative cutter

Lewis Schoenbrun
assistant editor

Music Department

Scott Ansell
scoring engineer

Sharon Boyle
music consultant: Polygram

musician: keyboards

Edmund Choi
assistant to composer

Hearn Gadbois
musician: percussion

Geoffrey Gordon
musician: percussion

Barklie K. Griggs
music coordinator

Adam Maffei
music coordinator

Erik Horse Sanko
musician: bass

Dana Sano
music coordinator

Adam Milo Smalley
music coordinator

musician: guitar

Transportation Department

Robert Ballentine
driver

Chet Brooks
driver

Robert Brubaker
driver: Atlanta

Tom Dias
driver

Don Feeney
driver

Joe Feeney
transportation coordinator

Bill Girard
driver: Atlanta

Scotty Goudreau
driver

Veronica Hampton
driver: Atlanta

Charles D. Hindman
driver

Mark Holden
driver: Atlanta

John M. Janos
driver

Terry Johnson
driver: honeywagon, Atlanta

Alan Kaminsky
driver

Skip Knight
driver: honeywagon

Don Mancini
driver

Brady McElroy
driver: grip

Tim McHenery
driver

Michael McMahan
transportation captain: Atlanta

Bobby McMahon
driver: Atlanta

Henry E. Nakamura
driver

James 'Obee' Oberman
driver

Keith O'Brien
driver

R.D. Orsagh
driver: Atlanta

Russel Overstreet
driver: honeywagon

William E. Palmer
transportation captain

Barry Phipps
driver: Atlanta

Martha Pruette
driver: Atlanta

William F. Reinert
driver

Christopher Rigby
driver

David L. Rogers
driver: Atlanta

George A. Sack
driver

Lee Sanders
driver

Jerry L. Starr
driver

Sean Swint
driver: Atlanta

Lyn Vandeman
driver

Other Crew

Linda Alderete
assistant: Mr. Sighvatsson and Mr. Golin

Kimberly Allen
promotions coordinator

Michael Amter
production assistant

Christopher C. Bardin
script revisor

Rachel Ben-David
intern: Atlanta

Richard L. Blackwell
street car technician: Atlanta

Julie Blutstein
production assistant

Glenn Burgess
craft service

Michelle Colbert
production coordinator

Colleen Cole
assistant: Mr. McGarry and Mr. Sena

Bob Condella
stand-in

Jeanette D. Connolly
production accountant

Jenna Cooper
assistant: Mr. Sighvatsson and Mr. Golin

Tim Corbin
caterer: Atlanta

Robert Cortese
production assistant

Stephen V. Cossio
stand-in: Atlanta

Suzanne Costas
stand-in

Patrick Duchesne
caterer

John Findley III
assistant location manager: Atlanta

Diana L. Ford
stand-in

Hillary Fox
assistant: Mr. McGarry and Mr. Sena

Cara Giannini
production assistant

Jane Goldsmith
script supervisor

Marda Gonzales
assistant stylist

Gary Goodman
production assistant

Michael J. Griffin
location scout

Paul Hackner
production assistant

Julie Hansen
post-production accountant

Lynn Harris
script supervisor

Joanne Higgins
assistant production coordinator

Augustus G. Kirk
location manager

Michael Kuhn
big cheese

Gary Kurashige
medic

Carrie L.A.
production assistant: Atlanta

Douglas Lambert
production assistant

Carla Lockhart
assistant: Mr. Sighvatsson and Mr. Golin

M. Roxanne Lowery
location assistant: Atlanta

Linda E. Lyon
assistant: Mr. Sena

Cedric Lyons
production assistant

Hooman Majd
a&r: Polydor Records Soundtrack

Sarah Manley
production secretary: Atlanta

Kirk McElreath
stand-in: Atlanta

Tony McGarry
production assistant

Heidi McGowen
production assistant: Atlanta

intern: Atlanta

Nancy Mott
craft service

Garth Mueller
intern: Atlanta

Tom Munroe
location manager: Atlanta

Kevin O'Brien
key production assistant: Atlanta

Deannie O'Nell
production coordinator

Alan Petherick
production assistant

Senia Phillips
animal trainer

Jennifer Pinkerton
assistant coordinator

David Pollack
unit publicist

Michael Randolph
craft service

Cecilia Ridenhour
medic: Atlanta

Elena J. Robinson
assistant coordinator

Tino Sage
production assistant

Dave Semones
craft service: Atlanta

Marciann Shapiro
production assistant

Davitt Sigerson
a&r: Polydor Records Soundtrack

Jerrell Skinner
production secretary: Atlanta

Maria Smith
location scout

Mike Smith
police coordinator: Atlanta

Rebecca Stefan
production assistant: Atlanta

Jim A. Stephen
street car technician: Atlanta

Mark Stephens
production assistant: Atlanta

Linda Taffar
caterer: Atlanta

Glenn Tebbe
stand-in

Katie Willard Troebs
assistant production coordinator

Samantha J. Voight
stand-in: Atlanta

John Webb
intern: Atlanta

Adrian Webster
stand-in: Atlanta

David H. 'Wino' Weinstein
production assistant

Gaylene West
key assistant accountant

production associate

Doreen Wilcox
assistant: Mr. Sena

Larry Winokur
unit publicist

Marcia Wood
assistant coordinator

Marsha Zvonkin
production accountant

Diane Alexander
stand-in

Thanks

David Daugherty
special thanks

Deana Elwell
special thanks

Peter D. Graves
special thanks

Rand Hoffman
special thanks

Ted MacKinney
special thanks

Miles Mogulescu
special thanks

Cheryl Nelson
special thanks

Malcolm Ritchie
special thanks

Jim Tauber
special thanks

Mark Wolfe
special thanks

Kurt Woolner
special thanks

Production Company

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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Viacom Productions

Propaganda Films
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Kouf/Bigelow Productions
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Distributor

Gramercy Pictures

Fox Network

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Cineplex-Odeon Films

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Concorde Filmverleih

Encore Entertainment

Europa Carat

Laser Paradise
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Laurenfilm

MGM Home Entertainment

MGM Home Entertainment
,

PolyGram Home Video
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REP Distribution

Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)

VCL Communications GmbH

Special Effects

Special Effects Unlimited

Miscellaneous

Baker Winokur Ryder Public Relations (BWR)
publicity

California Stage Designs
set construction

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes and dollies

Clay Digital Sound
sound

Deluxe Catering
catering

Entertainment Accounting
post-production accounting

Film Finance
completion bond

George's Department Store
wardrobe

Hanes Her Way
wardrobe

Howard A. Anderson Company
titles and opticals

Innovative Cutting
negative cutting

Location Catering of the South
catering: Atlanta

Mark Fox
wardrobe

Meridian Studios
re-recorded at

Nana
wardrobe

Persol
wardrobe

Rand McNally
maps

Set Ready Craft Service
craft service

Sinclair, Tenenbaum & Co. Inc.
legal services

Southern Animal Training Agency
animal handlers

Special Projects Inc.
set construction

Studio City Players
adr group






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Films directed by Dominic Sena
Kalifornia
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