Ordinary People (1980)
| Release Date | 19 September 1980 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $55,000,000 |
| Tagline | some films you watch, others you feel. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Apple Valley, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Family Drama, Psychological Drama |
| Mood | Only Human, In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Haunted By the Past, Death of a Child, Fathers and Sons, Mothers and Sons, Suburban Dysfunction, Dysfunctional Families, Therapy, Families in Crisis, Suicide |
| Tones | Somber, Intimate, Melancholy, Tearjerking, Autumnal |
| Tags | Accident, Child, Coming Of Age, Death, Death In Family, Drowning, Dysfunctional, Family, Family Member, Family Tragedy, Forbidden Love, Guilt, Relationship, Suicide, Suicide Attempt, Teenagers, Tension, Wealth |
Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film that marked the directorial debut of Robert Redford. It stars Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Scott Doebler
Jordan 'Buck' Jarrett
Richard Whiting
Grandfather
Carl DiTomasso
Van Buren
Tim Clarke
Truan
Ken Dishner
Genthe
Lisa Smyth
Gail
Ann Eggert
Mitzi
Randall Robbins
Bryce
Cynthia Baker
Ms. Mellon
John Stimpson
John
Liz Kinney
Liz
Rudy Hornish
Ed
Clarissa Downey
Chris
Cynthia Burke
Annie
Jane Alderman
Linda
Paul Preston
Dennis
Gustave Lachenauer
Gus
Marilyn Rockafellow
Sarah
Don Billett
Philip
Ronald Solomon
Joel
Virginia Long
Choir Director
Paula Segal
Shopper
Estelle Meyers
Saleslady
Stuart Shiff
Waiter
Rose Wool
Waitress
Douglas Kinney
Actor
Constance Addington
Actress
Edwin Bederman
McDonald's Manager
Bobby Coyne
Young Jordan 'Buck' Jarrett
Michael Creadon
Young Conrad Jarrett
Steven Hirsch
Mack
Allison Caine
Additional Voice
Randy De Troit
Man on Bridge
Director
Writer
Judith Guest
Nancy Dowd
uncredited
Producer
Ronald L. Schwary
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John Bailey
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Editor
Jeff Kanew
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Casting Director
Penny Perry
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Art Director
Phillip Bennett
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Set Decorator
William B. Fosser
Jerry Wunderlich
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Costume Designer
Bernie Pollack
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Makeup Department
Joel Israel
hair stylist: Ms. Moore
Gary Liddiard
makeup artist
Jean Burt Reilly
hair stylist
Kathe Swanson
hair stylist
Production Manager
Ronald L. Schwary
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Britton
second assistant director
Steve Perry
first assistant director
B. Thomas Seidman
dga trainee
Art Department
Donald R. Abblett
stand-by painter
Edward Aiona
property master
Richard Boris
greensman
Herman Lowers
construction coordinator
Willie Marceau
head carpenter
William Powley
construction painter
Chuck Stein
construction foreman
Sound Department
John S. Coffey
sound mixer: second unit
Kathleen Korth
assistant sound editor
Gregg Landaker
sound re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow
sound re-recording mixer
Kay Rose
supervising sound editor
Jerry Rosenthal
sound editor
Victoria Rose Sampson
sound editor
Kenneth Schwarz
boom operator
Bill Varney
sound re-recording mixer
Charles M. Wilborn
sound mixer
Harry Keramidas
dialogue editor
Donald C. Rogers
technical director of sound
Stunts
Richard Epper
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
John D. Crededio
gaffer: Chicago
James Glennon
camera operator
Clyde Hart
key grip
Tommy Magglos
second assistant camera
Robert McLain
key grip: Chicago
Ronald W. McLeish
gaffer
Lou Noto
first assistant camera
Marcia Reed
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert M. Moore
wardrobe: men
Rita Salazar
wardrobe: women
Editorial Department
Jay Friedkin
apprentice editor
Carol Ann Jackson
assistant editor
Marilyn Madderom
assistant editor
Kathy Orloff
apprentice editor
Music Department
Else Blangsted
music editor
Noel Goemanne
music arranger: mixed voices
Scott Grusin
assistant music editor
Jean-François Paillard
additional music arranger
Dan Wallin
music scoring mixer
Larry Blank
choral conductor
Transportation Department
James F. Hogan
transportation co-captain: Chicago
Michael McDuffee
transportation captain
Gerald R. Molen
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Jack Hirshberg
unit publicist
Mary Cay Hollander
production coordinator
Patrick Markey
location manager
Patricia Matzdorff
secretary: Mr. Schwary
Robbie Miller
secretary: Mr. Redford
Phill Norman
title designer
Grant Olson
craft service
Dennis Park
assistant accountant
Julie Pitkanen
script supervisor
Teresa Skinner
associate: Wildwood
Bob Waits
assistant: Mr. Sutherland
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Wildwood Enterprises
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Distributor
CIC Vídeo
CIC-Taft Home Video
Greater Union Organisation (GUO)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Paramount Pictures
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TV Asahi
Miscellaneous
Sunrise Catering
catering
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