Nell (1994)
| Release Date | 14 December 1994 |
| US Box Office | $34,000,000 |
| Tagline | Her heart. Her soul. Her language are a mystery...A mystery called Nell. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Angel Medlical Center, Franklin, North Carolina, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Drama |
| Mood | Triumph of the Spirit |
| Themes | Doctors and Patients, Innocence Lost |
| Tones | Earnest, Compassionate, Poignant, Deliberate, Sentimental, Affectionate, Intimate |
| Tags | Civilization, Doctor, Language, Psychiatrist, Psychology, Wild [undomesticated], Woman |
Nell is a 1994 drama film starring Jodie Foster as a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin. The film was directed by Michael Apted, and was based on Mark Handley's play Idioglossia. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham. Foster was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role. She also won a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Robin Mullins
Mary Peterson
O'Neal Compton
Don Fontana, Lovell's Attorney
Heather M. Bomba
Twin #1
Marianne E. Bomba
Twin #2
Joe Inscoe
Judge
Stephanie Dawn Wood
Ruthie Lovell
Mary Lynn Riner
Janet Baring
Lucile McIntyre
Sally the Waitress
Al Wiggins
Harry Goppel
Beth Bostic
Jean Malinowski
Rob Buren III
Stevie
Chris T. Hill
Jed
Tim Mehaffey
Shane
Dana Stevens
Rachel Weiss
Nicole Adair
Autistic Child
Robin Rochelle
Teacher
Susan Correll Hickerson
Administrator
Danny Millsaps
Deputy
Director
Writer
William Nicholson
Mark Handley
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Producer
Renée Missel
producer
Graham Place
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Dante Spinotti
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Editor
Casting Director
Linda Lowy
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Production Designer
Jon Hutman
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Art Director
Tim Galvin
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Set Decorator
Samara Hutman
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Costume Designer
Susan Lyall
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Makeup Department
Jean Ann Black
key makeup artist
Frances Mathias
key hair stylist
Jaren Millard
makeup artist
Rita Troy
hair stylist
Sandra S. Orsolyak
makeup artist
Production Manager
Pamela Hochschartner
production supervisor
Graham Place
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Brodsky
second second assistant director
Jill Maxcy
additional second second assistant director
Martha L. Mericka
second assistant director
David Sardi
first assistant director
Art Department
Joseph F. Beeco
carpenter
John Bromell
set dresser
Dennis M. Brown
art department coordinator
John Ceniceros
on-set dresser
Peter Durand
lead scenic
Tony Fanning
assistant art director
Ellen Freund
property master
Patrick Fulton
scenic artist
Donald Gilmer Jr.
lead carpenter
Barry Grafton
carpenter
William Happ
carpenter
Paul Huggins
construction coordinator
Mark Hutman
props
J. Luther Jones III
carpenter
Joseph Kearney
carpenter
Brian Kontz
scenic artist
Alton McClellan
scenic artist
Larry Misselhorn
greensman
David E. Moore
carpenter
Jeffrey Nelson
labor foreman
James F. Oñate
stand-by camera scenic
Steve Palenske
carpenter
David Pruett
lead carpenter
Simon Reynolds
carpenter
Roger Scruggs
carpenter
Lisa K. Sessions
set dresser
Michael Shapiro
set dresser
'Polar Bear' Shaw
lead man
Brian Stultz
master scenic artist
Drew Sywanyk
set dresser
Ken Tabor
general construction foreman
Denny Walley
carpenter
Cheree Welsh
assistant art department coordinator
Tim Y. Wetzel
assistant property master
J. Todd Anderson
storyboard artist
Kenneth Bryant
set dresser: Charlotte, North Carolina
General Fermon Judd Jr.
set dresser
Merritt Newman
assistant to set decorator
Sound Department
Paul Apted
assistant sound editor
John Bateman
foley mixer
Tim Cavagin
sound re-recording mixer
Diane Greaves
foley artist
Nina Hartstone
assistant sound editor
Dean Humphreys
sound re-recording mixer
Eddy Joseph
supervising sound editor
Vanessa Lapato
assistant adr editor
Nigel Mills
dialogue editor
Christopher Newman
sound mixer
Bob Risk
foley editor
Jack Stew
foley artist
Marc-Jon Sullivan
boom operator
Graham Sutton
assistant sound editor
Renee Tondelli
adr supervisor
Ronald L. Wright
cable person
Michael Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
Special Effects
André Freitas
special effects props: AFX Studios
Gary Pilkinton
special effects assistant
Kathleen Tonkin
assistant special effects coordinator
Robert Vasquez
special effects coordinator
Robert Vazquez
special effects supervisor
Stunts
Danny Aiello III
stunt coordinator
Danny Downey
stunt double: Jeremy Davies
Don Hewitt
stunts
Jery Hewitt
stunt coordinator
Jennifer Lamb
stunts
Janet Paparazzo
stunts
Jill Stokesberry
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Beumler
grip
Michael Bonsignore
grip
Eddie Bowlin
electrician
Pam Connor
grip
Andrew Cooper (Actor)
still photographer
Joe D'Alessandro
additional first assistant camera
Lisa J. Feitelberg
camera loader
David Galbraith
second assistant camera
Gerrit Garretsen
dolly grip
Bob Gorelick
Steadicam operator
Mark Graves
rigging electrician
Daniel R. Haizlip
best boy grip
Russell Hardee
rigging grip
Glen Holland
electrician
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
key grip
Robert Jason
gaffer
Gary Jay
camera operator
Chris Joehnk
electrician
Eric Jones
grip
Duane Manwiller
first assistant camera
Stan McClain
camera operator: Wescam camera
Jason Newton
company grip
Thomas C. Nisbet
electrician
Rod Robertson
best boy
Bruce Robinson
camera production assistant
Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam operator
Frank Ryan
grip
Mike Smallwood
rigging electrician
Tommy Ray Sullivan
rigging electrician
Jack Vollers
rigging electrician
Larry Wood
video playback operator
David Norris
camera technician: Wescam camera
Howard Richardson
rigging grip
Casting Department
John Brace
casting associate
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Craig Fincannon
local casting, extras casting
Mark Fincannon
extras casting, location casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank L. Fleming
assistant costume designer
Laura Goldsmith
costume supervisor
Taryn Weaver
costumer
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Janice Campion
second assistant editor
Charlie Holden
apprentice editor
Skip MacDonald
assistant editor: lightworks
Eric O. Schusterman
first assistant editor
Mike Stainer
color timer
Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor
Stephen Krause
music recordist
Steve Krause
music mixer
Ken Kugler
conductor, orchestrator
Paul Wertheimer
score recordist
Transportation Department
William 'Fleet' Eakland
transportation coordinator
Bart Heimburger
transportation co-captain
Connie Sauer
transportation production assistant
Eric Solmonson
assistant transportation coordinator
Pat Stubbs
transportation captain
Karman Graham
driver: cast
Other Crew
Julie Adams
dialect coach
Susan Bonawitz-Collard
movement instructor
Billy Brashier
projectionist
Jenifer J. Dickerman
second assistant accountant
Jyllel Syage Dickerman
production accountant
Scott Elias
location manager
James S. Grotstein
technical advisor
Erica Hamilton
set production assistant
Lance Holland
location assistant
Cress Horne
aerial coordinator
Jimmy Humphreys
marine coordinator
Stephanie Kemp
set production assistant
Jeanney Hyunkyung Kim
assistant: Michael Apted
Michael Kuhn
big cheese
Patricia LaMagna
production secretary
Diana E. Latham
assistant production coordinator
Wm. 'Billy' Martin
set production assistant
Emily McGovern
set production assistant
Clint Menacof
medic
Anna Mewbourne
assistant location manager
Tim Monich
dialect coach
Merritt Newman
craft service
Phill Norman
title designer
Pam Plummer
extras coordinator
Angela Quiles
production coordinator
Wayne Schmitz
helicopter technician
Joshua A. Sipe
office production assistant
Rozanne Stark
teacher
Rebecca Stefan
craft service
Susan Steinlauf-Pascal
unit publicist
Kelly Stultz
first assistant accountant
Mark Turner
assistant to producers
Doug Weaver
assistant: Ms. Foster
Gary West
security officer
Karman Graham
assistant to actors
Peter Minor
location assistant
Thanks
Production Company
Egg Pictures
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PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
20th Century Fox de Argentina
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Concorde-Castle RockTurner
Gativideo
MGM Home Entertainment
Pan Européenne Distribution
REP Distribution
Sogepaq Distribución
Special Effects
East Coast Films
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Miscellaneous
Film Unit @ The Post Group, The
post-production facilities
Fincannon & Associates
local casting, extras
Hollywood Rental Company
lighting equipment
Matthews Group
lighting equipment
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
Tomkats Catering
catering
Twickenham Film Studios
post-production facilities
Twickenham Sound Station
digital sound editing services
Wescam USA
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