Mystic River (2003)


Mystic River
Release Date23 May 2003
Budget$30,000,000
US Box Office$90,000,000
TaglineWe bury our sins, we wash them clean.
GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUSA
Australia
Filming LocationsBear dens, Long Crouch Woods, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller, Urban Drama, Police Detective Film
MoodSpellbinders, In a Minor Key
ThemesHaunted By the Past, Murder Investigations, Estrangement, Faltering Friendships, Death of a Child
TonesPoignant, Somber, Gloomy, Reflective, Compassionate, Tense, Disturbing
TagsBoyfriend, Childhood Friend, Daughter, Ex Convict, Investigation, Memory, Murder, Neighborhood

Mystic River is a 2003 American drama film directed, co-produced and scored by Clint Eastwood, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney and Emmy Rossum. The film was written by Brian Helgeland, based on Dennis Lehane's novel of the same name.


Cast and Crew


Dave Boyle

Sean Devine

Sgt. Whitey Powers

Celeste Boyle

Annabeth Markum

Val Savage

Brendan Harris

Silent Ray Harris

Andrew Mackin
John O'Shea

Adam Nelson
Nick Savage

Kevin Savage

Jenny O'Hara
Esther Harris

Driver

Young Dave Boyle

Jason Kelly

Young Sean Devine

T. Bruce Page
Jimmy's Father

Miles Herter
Sean's Father

Michael Boyle

Tori Davis
Lauren Devine

Shawn Fitzgibbon
Funeral Director

Will Lyman
FBI Agent Birden

Celine du Tertre
Nadine Markum

Eve Pigeon

Zabeth Russell
Diane Cestra

Joe Stapleton
Drew Pigeon

Susan Willis
Mrs. Prior

José Ramón Rosario
Lt. Friel

Tom Kemp
CSS Tech

Charley Broderick
Medical Examiner

Lonnie Farmer
Lab Technician

Celeste Oliva
Trooper Jenny Coughlin

Bates Wilder
Loudmouthed Cop

Douglass Bowen Flynn
Cop at Barricade

Bill Thorpe
Neighbor at Barricade

Matty Blake
Cop in Park

Ken Cheeseman
Dave's Friend in Bar

Scott Winters
Detective

Thomas Derrah
Headstone Salesman

Jim Smith
Reporter

Patrick Shea
Handcuffed Man

Duncan Putney
Solicitor in Car

Ed O'Keefe
Communion Priest

Dave Zee Garison
'75 Police Officer

Michael McGovern
'75 Reporter

Bill Richards
Helicopter Pilot

Michael Peavey
Helicopter Pilot

Murder Scene Spectator

Paul Bronk
Detective

Richard DeAgazio
Church family member

James DeVoy
Parade Patron

Sean Patrick Doherty
Boston Cop

John Ferus
Pedestrian

Brian Frates
State Police Detective

John Joyce
Man in Fight Scene

Walkie-talkie

Stephen Kyle
Shopper

Adam LaFramboise
Parade Spectator

Loy Lee
Bus Boy

Brett Murphy
Boy

Lance Norris
Bartender

Stephen O'Neil Martin
Boston Cop

Ryan Patrick
School boy

John Pungitore
Worker

Frank Ridley
Police Detective

Greg Stechman
Parade Spectator

Anthony Taurasi
Boston Cop

Baseball Announcer

J.T. Turner
Church Goer

Brian Van Kay
Police Detective

Marc Vos
Bar Patron

Mr. Loonie, Liquor Store Owner

Jillian Wheeler
Sara Markum

Brian A. White
State Trooper

Spectator

Director

Writer

Producer

Bruce Berman
executive producer

producer

Judie Hoyt
producer

Robert Lorenz
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Tom Stern

Editor

Joel Cox
-

Casting Director

Phyllis Huffman
-

Production Designer

Henry Bumstead
-

Art Director

Jack G. Taylor Jr.
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Set Decorator

Richard C. Goddard
-

Costume Designer

Deborah Hopper
-

Makeup Department

Jerry DeCarlo
hair stylist

Mary Ellen James
makeup artist

Tania McComas
key makeup artist

Carol A. O'Connell
key hair stylist

Production Manager

Tim Moore
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Katie Carroll
second second assistant director

Melissa Cummins Lorenz
second assistant director

Robert Lorenz
first assistant director

Art Department

Bobby Anderson
picture car coordinator

Anthony Aveta
foreman: workers team

James Champoux
propmaker

Margaret Cox
art department coordinator

Ken Doyle
set dresser, set dresser

Jann K. Engel
set designer

Jennifer Engel
set dresser

Glen R. Feldman
assistant property master

Julia Garrison
painter

Jennifer Gerbino
props

Paul W. Gorfine
stand-by painter

Adrian Gorton
set designer

Jane Gulick
property assistant

Kirk D. Hansen
head painter

Michael Muscarella
construction coordinator

Paul Peabody
carpenter

Beth Peterson
set dresser

Eugene Pope
carpenter, welder

Sandra Renfroe
swing gang

David Rotondo
propmaker

Mike Rutgard
swing gang

Kenny Sanford
construction general foreman

John Schacht
lead person

Robert Schleinig
set dresser

Theodore Suchecki
construction foreman: Boston

Dean Wilson
property master

Jack Coyle
carpenter

Sound Department

James Ashwill
foley mixer

Bub Asman
supervising sound editor

Christopher Boyes
sound re-recording mixer

William Cawley
assistant sound editor

Bradley Clouse
assistant sound editor

Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
supervising dialogue editor

John T. Cucci
foley artist

Gloria D'Alessandro
dialogue editor

Flash Deros
boom operator

Joe Divitale
foley editor

Kelly Doran
utility sound

Michael Dressel
supervising foley editor

Juno J. Ellis
adr supervisor, supervising adr editor

Sean England
machine room operator

David Grimaldi
sound effects editor

Andrea Horta
adr editor

Eileen Horta
adr editor

Jason King
sound effects editor

Walt Martin
production sound mixer, sound mixer

Matthew C. May
assistant sound editor

Alan Robert Murray
supervising sound editor

Blu Murray
apprentice sound editor

Dan O'Connell
foley artist

Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer

George Peterson Jr.
sound re-recordist

Sonny Pettijohn
assistant adr editor

Mark Purcell
machine room operator

Michael Semanick
sound re-recording mixer

Robert Shoup
sound effects editor

Karen Spangenberg
sound editor

Tyler Stephens
additional sound utility

Gary Summers
sound re-recording mixer

Robert Troy
dialogue editor

Wade Wilson
sound designer

Carl D. Ware
sound engineer

Special Effects

H. Barclay Aaris
special effects

William 'Billy Jack' Jakielaszek
special effects technician

Steve Riley
special effects director

Dominic V. Ruiz
special effects

Visual Effects

Mark Freund
visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title

Max Gabl
scenic artist

Brad Kalinoski
digital compositor

Jennifer Law Stump
digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital

Darin McCormick-Millett
digital opticals producer

Liz Radley
video and graphics supervisor

James D. Tittle
digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title

Bob Wiatr
digital compositor

Stunts

Paul Marini
stunt performer

John Vincent Mason
stunts

Buddy Van Horn
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Woody Bell
rigging grip

Buzzy Burwell
set lighting technician

Stephen S. Campanelli
camera operator

Mark J. Casey
rigging electric best boy

Bill Coe
assistant camera

Scott D. Davis
rigging gaffer

Ross Dunkerley
gaffer

Shawn Greene
grip

Dan Hutchinson
rigging electrician

Brendan Keefe
electrician

John Lacy
best boy electric

Bobby McMahan
assistant camera

Tim Metivier
first assistant camera

David Norris
camera operator: Wescam camera

Philip A. Reilly
electrician

Daryl Richardson
best boy rigging grip

Shayna Ritenour
camera loader

Charles Saldana
key grip

T. Daniel Scaringi
key rigging grip

Wayne Simpson
lighting technician

Bruce D. Spellman
grip

Andrew Towne
electrician

William Trautvetter
camera operator: "b" camera

Doug Wall
best boy grip

Charles W. Wayt
dolly grip

Merie Weismiller Wallace
still photographer

Jason Bowen
rigging grip

Brian Corbett
rigging grip

Casting Department

Mary L. Agnes
extras casting assistant

Matt Bouldry
location casting assistant: Boston

Olivia Harris
casting associate

Geoffrey Miclat
casting assistant

Carolyn Pickman
location casting: Boston

Jodi Purdy-Quinlan
extras casting assistant: Boston

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Brian Callahan
costumer

Ann Culotta
costumer

Lynda Foote
costume supervisor

Parrish Kennington
costume ager/dyer

Mem Macafee
costumer

Deborah Newhall
costumer

Julie Shack
costumer

Editorial Department

Michael Cipriano
assistant editor

Mo Henry
negative cutter

Bob Kaiser
color timer

Gary Roach
assistant editor

Music Department

Donald Harris
music editor

Patrick Hollenbeck
orchestrator

Gennady Loktionov
special musical arrangements

Shawn Murphy
scoring mixer

conductor, orchestrator

Craig Pettigrew
assistant music editor

Bruce Ricker
music consultant

Transportation Department

Denise Avallon
driver

Keith Dillin
transportation coordinator

Roy A. Grace
driver

Jennifer McGaffigan
transportation office coordinator

William O'Brien
driver

Alana Stelling
driver

Larry Stelling
transportation captain

Other Crew

Kokayi Ampah
supervising location manager

Marco Barla
unit publicist

Michael Bilog
second assistant accountant

Robert Cable
first assistant production accountant

Ken Dubinski
technical advisor: Massachussets State Police

Khadj Edison
production assistant

Ashaki 'Saki' Fenderson
production assistant

Mark Fitzgerald
assistant location manager

Joe Gagnepain
location assistant

Jason Gondek
production accountant

Susan Grennan
production assistant

Pam Jack
location scout

Mark David Katchur
project coordinator

Tony Kerum
caterer

Don Kincade
set production aide

Micki Krimmel
production assistant

Mable Lawson-McCrary
script supervisor

Stephen L'Heureux
location scout, assistant to director

Deana Lou
assistant: Mr. Eastwood

James MacDonald
on-set medic

Robert L. Manning
technical advisor: Massachussets State Police

Christine M. Michalosky
technical advisor: Boston Police Department

Adam Monahan
production assistant

Greg Newman
production assistant

Michael Peavey
helicopter pilot

Scooter Perrotta
set production assistant

Todd Poudrier
stand-in: Sean Penn

Kim Quam
set medic

Liz Radley
video and graphics supervisor

Luke Ramsey
assistant location manager

Nadia Randazzo Bombino
third assistant accountant

Bill Richards
helicopter pilot

Stephanie Ritenour
set production aide

Michael Roccuzzo
payroll accountant

Jenniphur Ryan
assistant production office coordinator

Karen Shaw
production coordinator

Jody Steiner
technical advisor: sign language

Donovan Terranova
assistant location manager

Tyrel Ventura
set assistant: Sean Penn

production assistant

Chuck Webb
set production aide

Stephanie M. Webster
office production assistant

Bryan Farrell Wilson
stand-in

Brian Paul Carlson
location assistant

Ptah Shabaf
assistant location manager

Production Company

Warner Bros. Pictures
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Village Roadshow Pictures

NPV Entertainment

Malpaso Productions
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Bros.

Cinergia

Fox-Warner

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Sogefilms S.A.

Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Net5

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland
,

Warner Home Video
,

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Vidéo

Special Effects

Pacific Title

Miscellaneous

Avid Film Composer
Avid editing

Avon Studio Transport
transportation

Boston Fire Department
thanks

Boston Red Sox
thanks

Boston Symphony Orchestra
orchestra

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

City of Boston
thanks

City of Canton, Massachussets
thanks

City of Chelsea
thanks

Columbia TriStar
thanks

Intermedia
thanks

Kodak
film stock

Location Lodging Worldwide
travel and accommodations

Major League Baseball Properties
baseball footage courtesy of

Major League Baseball
trademarks

Malpaso Records
soundtrack published by

Massachusetts Film Office
special thanks

Massachusetts State Police
thanks

Massachussetts Port Authority
thanks

NEEI Radio Network
thanks

Panavision
lighting

Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common
thanks

Sequoia Illumination
lighting

Sheraton Boston Hotel
thanks

Symphony Hall, Boston
music recorded at

Tanglewood Festival Chorus
orchestra

The Saturday Evening Post
licence

Tony's Food Service
catering

Vista Group
thanks

Warner Bros. Records
soundtrack published by






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Blood Work (2002)
Breezy (1973)
Bronco Billy (1980)
Changeling (2008)
Firefox (1982)
Gran Torino (2008)
Hereafter (2010)
Honkytonk Man (1982)
Invictus (2009)
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Space Cowboys (2000)
Sudden Impact (1983)
The Dead Pool (1988)
The Gauntlet (1977)
The Rookie (1990)
True Crime (1999)
Unforgiven (1992)
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