Nobody's Fool (1994)


Nobody's Fool
Release Date23 December 1994
US Box Office$40,000,000
TaglineIn a town where nothing ever happens... everything is about to happen to Sully.
GenreDrama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBeacon, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby SR
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassEnsemble Film, Family Drama
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodOnly Human, Pick-Me-Ups
ThemesFathers and Sons, Redemption, Small-Town Life, Faltering Friendships, Age Disparity Romance
TonesAffectionate, Wry, Wintry, Bittersweet, Reflective, Humorous, Understated, Endearing
TagsBad Luck, Depression, Friendship, Generation Gap, Handicap, Large Family, Loneliness, Love, Misfit, Optimist, Peter Pan Complex, Revenge, Romance

Nobody's Fool is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Richard Russo. It stars Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Philip Bosco. The film was written for the screen and directed by Robert Benton. It was Tandy's final film before her death on September 11, 1994.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Sully Sullivan

Beryl Peoples

Carl Roebuck

Toby Roebuck

Peter Sullivan

Rub Squeers

Wirf Wirfley

Clive Peoples Jr.

Officer Raymer

Judge Flatt

Charlotte Sullivan

Alexander Goodwin
Will Sullivan

Carl J. Matusovich
Wacker Sullivan

Jay Patterson
Jocko

Jerry Mayer
Ollie Quinn

Angela Pietropinto
Cass

Alice Drummond
Hattie

Richard Mawe
Ralph

Joe Paparone
Rufus

Shannah Laumeister
Didi

John Leighton
Funeral Director

Kenneth Frawley
Horace Yaney

Marcus Powell
Whit

Frank W. Inness
Garbage Man

Page Johnson
C. W. Lomax

William Raymond Calhoun
Vernon

Bob Heitman
Lawyer from Albany

Drenda Spohnholtz
Girl at the Country Club

Gerry Robert Byrne
Charlie

Anibal O. Lleras
Juror

Director

Writer

Richard Russo

Producer

Arlene Donovan
producer

associate producer

Michael Hausman
executive producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

John Bailey
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Editor

Casting Director

Ellen Chenoweth
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Production Designer

David Gropman
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Art Director

Dan Davis
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Set Decorator

Gretchen Rau
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Costume Designer

Joseph G. Aulisi
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Makeup Department

Dale Bach-Siss
makeup artist: Bruce Willis

Roy Bryson
hair stylist

Alan D'Angerio
hair stylist: Ms. Griffith

Naomi Donne
makeup artist: Ms. Griffith

Kim Santantonio
hair stylist: Bruce Willis

Monty Westmore
makeup artist: Mr. Newman

Production Manager

Gerry Robert Byrne
unit supervisor, post-production supervisor

Michael Hausman
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Joe Camp III
first assistant director

Chitra F. Mojtabai
second assistant director

Richard Oswald
second assistant director

Art Department

Rand Angelicola
scenic artist

Mark Bachman
scenic artist

Michael L. Benson
set dresser

Ed Check
assistant art director

Daniel Finn
construction grip

David Scott Gagnon
set dresser

Peter Gelfman
lead man

Franklyn Gottbetter
construction shop manager

Sandy Hamilton
property master

Brent Haywood
construction foreman

Jennifer Krause
camera scenic artist

Jessica Lanier
assistant set decorator

Martin Lasowitz
assistant property master

Byron K. Lovelace
set dresser

Ken Nelson
construction coordinator

Susan Paley
art department coordinator

Robert Topol
master scenic artist

M. Tony Trotta
camera scenic artist

Rick Butler
assistant art director

Will Scheck
greensperson

Sound Department

Lee Dichter
sound re-recording mixer

Sofia Dillot
apprentice sound editor

Jane McCulley
adr editor

Danny Michael
sound mixer

Eytan Mirsky
assistant sound editor

James H. Nau
assistant adr editor

Maurice Schell
supervising sound editor

Andrew Schmetterling
boom operator

Anthony Starbuck
cableperson

Louis Cerborino
sound editor

Richard P. Cirincione
sound editor

Laura Civiello
dialogue editor

Special Effects

Rodman Kiser
special effects assistant

Tom Ryba
special effects

Stunts

Michael Brockman
stunts

Peter Bucossi
stunt coordinator

Roy Farfel
stunts

Gregg Smrz
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Phil Abraham
first assistant camera

Greg Addison
electrician

Robert M. Andres
rigging grip

Robin Brown
first assistant camera

Don Cerrone
first company grip

Eugene C. DePasquale
grip

Kenneth Fundus
dolly grip

Joseph Grimaldi
electrician

Bruce Hamme
dolly grip

Kerry Hayes
still photographer

Jonathan Herron
camera operator

Larry Huston
first assistant camera Steadicam

Jeremy Knaster
assistant chief lighting technician

Zbignew Kuros
location grip

Dominique Levy
camera trainee

Bobby Mancuso
second assistant camera

Larry McConkey
Steadicam operator

Peter A. Mian
video assist operator

Mike Moyer
chief lighting technician

Bill O'Leary
chief lighting technician

Charles Quinlivan
rigging grip

John Rugalis
rigging electrician

Bobby Vercruse
electrician

Lee Vercruse
electrician

Paul Volo
grip

Paul Wachter
second company grip

Lamont Crawford
grip

Gábor Kövér
director of photography: second unit

Rick Marroquin
grip

Casting Department

Kim Davis-Wagner
extras casting

Jenny R. Evans
extras casting assistant

Avy Kaufman
additional casting

Jill Greenberg Sands
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bob Carrabs
costumer

Kendall Errair
costume supervisor

assistant costume designer

Benjamin Wilson
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Terry Hager
color timer

John Steele Hill
assistant film editor

Antonia Van Drimmelen
associate editor

Music Department

Vic Fraser
music preparation

John Kurlander
music mixer, music recordist

musician: "Silver Bells"

Suzana Peric
music editor

Nic Ratner
assistant music editor

Simon Rhodes
assistant recording engineer

Liz Schrek
music production coordinator

orchestrator, conductor

Graham Walker
music production supervisor

Transportation Department

Francis Connolly Jr.
transportation captain

Timothy Shannon
transportation co-captain

James Patrick Whalen Jr.
transportation coordinator

Ted Schambers
driver

Other Crew

Laura Berning
location assistant

Maria T. Bierniak
assistant location manager

Karen Cahill
craft service

John 'JR' Craigmile
payroll accountant

Robert DaGasta
production assistant

Timothy Donohue
production assistant

Liz Dykhouse
assistant production accountant

assistant: Mr. Rudin

Marisa Forzano
assistant: Mr. Benton

Raul Gutierrez
assistant: Mr. Rudin

John A. Johnston
location foreperson

Lisa Layer
assistant: Ms. Donovan

Sondra Lee
dialogue coach

Ian MacGregor
production assistant

Eric Myers
publicist

Anne Nevin
production coordinator

Darice O'Mara
assistant: Mr. Newman

Evan Perazzo
production assistant

Angela Quiles
assistant production coordinator

Derick Richards
production assistant

Peter Riche
assistant: Mr. Rudin

Matthew Salvato
production assistant

Martin Solomon
typographer

Robin Squibb
script supervisor

Vincente Stasolla
production assistant

Daniel Strol
location manager

Catherine Talese
production assistant

Jay Traynor
production assistant

Matilde Valera
production accountant

Henry Wolf
title designer

Frank D. Woodward
caterer

Andrew Zolot
production assistant

Eric Zuckerman
production assistant

Chris Bagnall
location assistant

Stephen J. Eads
assistant: Bruce Willis

Willo Hausman
production assistant

Robert Lamkin
caterer

Michael Mendelsohn
production financing

Bill Timoney
adr voice group

Thanks

Marsha Rorales Gordon
thanks

Clara Lou Gould
thanks

John Johnson
thanks

Richard Russo
special thanks

dedicatee

Production Company

Capella International
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Cinehaus
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Paramount Pictures
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Distributor

Paramount Pictures

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Transmundo Films

Transmundo Home Video (THV)

Emerald
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Paramount Home Video

Paris Vídeo

Sogepaq Distribución

Miscellaneous

Effects House, The
main and end titles

For Stars Catering
catering

J.G. Films
negative cutting

Lansdowne Studios
music mixed at

London Metropolitan Orchestra, The
additional music performed by

London Philharmonic Orchestra
music performed by

Studios CTS
music recorded at






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Films directed by Robert Benton
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Feast of Love (2007)
Nadine (1987)
Nobody's Fool
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