Metropolitan (1990)


Metropolitan
Release Date01 October 1989
US Box Office$3,000,000
TaglineFinally... A film about the downwardly mobile.
GenreComedy, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCornwall, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixStereo
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComedy of Manners, Coming-of-Age, Sophisticated Comedy, Ensemble Film
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodStrictly Speaking
ThemesSocial Climbing, Class Differences, Party Film
TonesTalky, Stylish, Literate, Witty, Wry, Deadpan, Understated
TagsBoy, Coming Of Age, Dating, Debutante, Divorce, Friendship, Lifestyle, Middle Class, Politician, Single, Slice Of Life, Socialite, Society, Teenagers, Upper Class, Upward Mobility, Urban

Metropolitan is the first film by director and screenwriter Whit Stillman. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Carolyn Farina
Audrey Rouget

Edward Clements
Tom Townsend

Nick Smith

Charlie Black

Allison Parisi
Jane Clark

Dylan Hundley
Sally Fowler

Cynthia McLean

Bryan Leder
Fred Neff

Will Kempe
Rick Von Sloneker

Ellia Thompson
Serena Slocum

Stephen Uys
Victor Lemley

Roger W. Kirby
Man at Bar

Alice Connorton
Mrs. Townsend

Linda Gillies
Mrs. Rouget

John Lynch
Allen Green

North Greenwich Yuppie

Thomas R. Voth
Cab Driver

Caroline Bennett
Sabina Johnson

Francis Creighton
Cadet George Frawley

Joel S. Schreiber
A.T. Harris Salesman

Catherine Atsen
Catherine Atsen Clinician

J. Harden Rose
TV Voice of Debutante Ball

Victoria Chickering
SFRP Friend

Blayne Perry
SFRP Friend

Kevin Schack
SFRP Friend

Tina Thornton
SFRP Friend

Hank Poley
SFRP Friend

Andrew Lyle
SFRP Friend

Director

Whit Stillman
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Producer

Whit Stillman
writer, producer

Brian Greenbaum
line producer

Peter Wentworth
co-producer

Original Music

Tom Judson
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Mark Suozzo
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Cinematographer

Editor

Christopher Tellefsen
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Costume Designer

Mary Jane Fort
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Makeup Department

Susan Dexter
makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Larry Eudene
assistant director

Sound Department

Antonio L. Arroyo
sound

Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist

Tom Foligno
sound editor

Jay Kessel
sound editor

George A. Lara
foley mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

John DeSimone
best boy

Joe Foley
key grip

William MacGhee
gaffer

William J. McDevitt
key grip

Editorial Department

Jacqueline Delibes
assistant editor

Lauren Waldron
apprentice editor

Music Department

Jock Davis
composer: additional music

Other Crew

Diane Lanthrop
cha-cha coordinator

Scott Peterson
script supervisor

Production Company

Allagash Films
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Westerly Film
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Distributor

New Line Cinema

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Aquarius TV

Miscellaneous

Hand Held Films
camera equipment provided by






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