Night on Earth (1991)


Night on Earth
Release Date04 October 1991
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineFive Taxis. Five Cities. One Night.
GenreComedy, Drama
CountryFrance
UK
Germany
USA
Japan
Filming LocationsBrooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish, French, Finnish, Italian, German
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComedy of Manners, Urban Comedy
ThemesBrief Encounters
TonesQuirky, Talky, Whimsical, Humorous, Nocturnal
TagsBlind, Cab Driver, Casting Agent, Confession [criminal], Immigrant, Passenger, Priest, Taxi

Night on Earth is a 1991 film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Victoria Snelling

Corky

Rock Manager

Alan Randolph Scott
Rock Musician #1

Anthony Portillo
Rock Musician #2

Helmut Grokenberger

Angela

Richard Boes
Cab Driver #1

Isaach De Bankolé
Driver

Blind Woman

Pascal N'Zonzi
Passenger #1

Passenger #2

Stéphane Boucher
Man in Accident

Noel Kaufmann
Man on Motorcycle

Gianni Schettino
Transvestite #1

Antonio Ragusa
Transvestite #2

Nicola Facondo
Lover

Camilla Begnoni
Lover

Romolo Di Biasi
Angry Driver

Donatella Servadio
Dispatcher

Matti Pellonpää
Mika

Kari Väänänen
Man #1

Tomi Salmela
Man #3

Dispatcher

Jaakko Talaskivi
Factory Worker #1

Klaus Heydemann
Factory Worker #2

Director

Producer

Masahiro Inbe
co-executive producer

producer, written by

Demetra J. MacBride
co-producer

Rudd Simmons
line producer

Jim Stark
executive producer

Noboru Takayama
co-executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Frederick Elmes
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Editor

Jay Rabinowitz
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Makeup Department

Jean-Charles Bachelier
hair stylist: Paris

Gina Belafonte
hair stylist: Los Angeles

Catherine Demesmeaker
makeup artist: Paris

Kaija Ilomäki
makeup artist: Helsinki segment

Christina Smith
makeup artist: Los Angeles

Meredith Soupios
hair stylist: New York, makeup artist: New York

Pietro Tenoglio
makeup artist: Rome

Production Manager

Kathie Hersch
production manager: New York

Pierre-Yves Parrinet
unit manager: Paris

Manuela Pineskj
production manager: Rome

Gilles Sacuto
production manager: Paris

Susan Shapiro
production manager: Los Angeles

William Watkins
unit manager: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Roni Ben-Nevat
second assistant director: New York

Olivier Coutard
second assistant director: Paris

Jeanne Marie De La Fontaine
first assistant director: Paris

Terence J. Edwards
first assistant director: Los Angeles

Stéphane Fontaine
first assistant director: Paris

Nils Hoffet
assistant director

Howard McMaster
first assistant director: New York

Susan O'Leary
second assistant director: Los Angeles

Pauli Pentti
first assistant director: Helsinki

Todd Pfeiffer
second assistant director: New York

Joseph Rochlitz
assistant director

Art Department

Diana Burton
property master: second unit, New York

Jeff Butcher
property master: New York

Kari Laine
set decorator: Helsinki

Johan Le Teneux
set decorator: Los Angeles

Laurent Saimond
set decorator: Paris

Giuseppe Strino
property master: Rome

Christian Waelder
set carpenter: Los Angeles

Neal W. Zoromski
property master

Sound Department

Elisha Birnbaum
foley artist

Felipe Borrero
sound mixer: second unit, New York

Moe Chamberlain
boom operator: Los Angeles

Anthony J. Ciccolini III
sound designer

Eugene Gearty
sound effects editor

Thomas A. Gulino
dialogue editor

Richard King
foley editor

Drew Kunin
location sound mixer

George A. Lara
foley engineer

Richard Murphy
boom operator: New York

Giampaolo Pippa
boom operator: Rome

Rocky Quiroz
boom operator: Los Angeles

Benno Schoberth
assistant sound editor

Stuart Stanley
dialogue editor

Dominick Tavella
sound re-recording mixer

Brian Vancho
foley artist

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert M. Andres
key grip: second unit, New York

Ray Blackburn
best boy grip: New York

Stefan Bremer
still photographer: Helsinki

Emanuele Chiari
assistant camera

Catherine E. Coulson
first assistant camera: Los Angeles

Etienne Debaudringhien
best boy electric: New York

Stéphane Fontaine
first assistant camera: Paris

Bob Gambardella
gaffer: New York

Wm. Terrell Hasker
grip: Los Angeles

Mark Higashino
still photographer

Moune Jamet
still photographer: Paris

Michael Katz
gaffer

Dan Kneece
Steadicam operator: Los Angeles

Harri Laakso
first assistant camera: Helsinki

Todd MacNicholl
key grip: New York

Fabio Massimi
grip: Rome

Mikko Mattila
best boy grip: Helsinki

Dianne Miller
best boy grip: Los Angeles

John Mitchell
electrician: New York

Peter Morello
second assistant camera: New York

Corrine Oréal
second assistant camera: Paris

Ilkka Paloniemi
electrician: Helsinki

Christine Parry
still photographer: New York

René Pequignot
key grip: Paris

Antonio Ponti
assistant camera

Alberto Salandri
electrician: Rome

Nicolas Sand
gaffer: Paris

Michael Shore
key grip

Sean Simeons
still photographer: Rome

Pia Tikka
second assistant camera: Helsinki

Demmie Todd
additional still photographer: New York

Salvatore Totino
first assistant camera: New York

Riccardo Umetelli
camera operator: Rome

Olli Varja
gaffer: Helsinki

Lorna Wiley
second assistant camera: Los Angeles

Jeff Zucker
best boy electric: Los Angeles

Casting Department

Susan Shopmaker
extras casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Magda Bava
costume designer: Rome

Holly Davis
wardrobe assistant: Los Angeles

Claire Fraisse
costume designer: Paris

Barbara Gordon
costume designer: Los Angeles

Tina Seppo
costume designer: Helsinki

Alexandra Welker
costume designer: New York

Editorial Department

Tim Brennan
negative matcher

Joe Fineman
post-production consultant

Tony Grocki
assistant film editor

Susan Littenberg
apprentice editor

Kimmo Taavila
assistant editor: Helsinki

Music Department

Josef Brinckmann
musician: accordian

Matthew Brubeck
musician: cello

Ralph Carney
musician: horns

Joe Gore
musician: guitar

Mule Patterson
musician: percussion

Jim Sotet
musical advisor

Clark Suprynowitz
musician: bass

Francis Thumm
musician: keyboards

Transportation Department

James Leavey
transportation captain: New York

Other Crew

Haije Alanoja
production secretary: Helsinki

Erkki Astala
production secretary: Helsinki

Randall Balsmeyer
title designer

Beth Bernstein
assistant coordinator: Los Angeles

Maria T. Bierniak
assistant location manager

Elisabeth Chochoy
script supervisor: Paris

Randy Day
key set production assistant: Los Angeles

Michele De Lorimier
production assistant

Simon Egleton
production assistant: New York

Martine Etchegaray
production secretary: Paris

Nathan Gendzier
location manager: second unit, New York

Sandra Grubb
assistant coordinator

Varda Hardy
script supervisor

Eugene Hess
production assistant: Los Angeles

Elizabeth Kaczmarzyk
script supervisor: second unit, New York

Danny Kaufman
production assistant: Los Angeles

script supervisor: New York

Erkki Lume
location manager: Helsinki

Joe McDougall
location manager

Gary Francis Minor
production assistant: New York

Suzanne Molière
office production assistant

Susan O'Leary
production coordinator: Los Angeles

Giorgia Onofri
script supervisor: Rome

Thomas Patrick Petrilla
production assistant

Lucy Pollak
production assistant: Los Angeles

Edward Pollard
production assistant: New York

Leo Santos
production assistant: New York

Cornelius Schultze-Kraft
office production assistant

Danielle Sotet
production auditor

Birgit Staudt
production coordinator

Daniel Strol
location manager: New York

Molly Van Vleck
production assistant: Los Angeles

Susanna Virtanen
production consultant

Yvonne Woods
production assistant: New York

Mandana Yamin
production assistant: Los Angeles

Thanks

acknowledgment: advice and inspiration

Production Company

Victor Company of Japan (JVC)

Victor Musical Industries

Pyramide Productions

Canal+

Pandora Cinema

Pandora Filmproduktion

Channel Four Films

JVC Entertainment
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Locus Solus Entertainment
-

Distributor

Fine Line Features

Image Entertainment

New Line Home Video

Shibata Organisation Inc.

New Line Cinema

Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
,

Arthaus Filmverleih

Madman Entertainment
,

Criterion Collection, The

Asso Film

Globo Vídeo

Musidora Films

Pyramide Distribution

Miscellaneous

Otto Nemenz International
camera and lenses

Sound One Corporation
post-production facilities






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