Salvador (1986)
| Tagline | Based on a true story. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Thriller, War |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Alameda County, California, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Political Thriller |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Americans Abroad, Whistleblowers, Members of the Press |
| Tones | Angry, Forceful, Biting, Confrontational, Passionate, Visceral, Gritty |
| Tags | Alcoholism, Assassin, Battle [war], Corpse, Deception, Execution, Journalist, Kill, Photojournalist, Rape, Relationship, Rescue, Witness |
Salvador is a 1986 war drama film which tells the story of an American journalist in El Salvador covering the Salvadoran civil war. While trying to get footage, he becomes entangled with both leftist guerrillas and the right wing military. It stars James Woods, James Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage, Elpidia Carrillo, Tony Plana, Cynthia Gibb, Juan Fernandez and José Carlos Ruiz.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Colby Chester
Jack Morgan - State Department Analyst
Will MacMillan
Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr.
José Carlos Ruiz
Archbishop Romero
Jorge Luke
Colonel Julio Figueroa
Juan Fernández
Army Lieutenant
Salvador Sánchez
Human Rights Leader
Rosario Zúñiga
Human Rights Assistant
Gary Farr
Peter
Gilles Millinaire
French Reporter
Leticia Valenzuela
Rebel Woman
Roberto Sosa
Rebel Youth
Daria Okugawa
Dog Attendant
Sue Ann McKean
Cop in San Francisco
Joshua Gallegos
Immigration Officer on Bus
María Rubell
Boyle's Wife
Ty Granderson Jones
San Francisco Landlord
Sean Stone
Boyle's Baby
Danna Hansen
Sister Stan
Sigridur Gudmunds
Sister Burkit
Erika Carlsson
Sister Wagner
Kara Glover
Kelly Assistant
Julie Conn
WAC at Party
María Del Carmen Sánchez
Maria's Grandmother
Art Bonilla
Romero Assassin
Gerardo Zepeda
Death Squad Member #1
Nicolás Jasso
Death Squad Member #2
José Chávez
Jail Guard
Héctor Téllez
Mayor at Nun's Burial
Jorge Reynoso
Jefe at Customs Shed
Jorge Pol
Customs Officer #2
César Sobrevals
Customs Officer #3
Bruno Rubeo
Customs Officer #4
Bob Morones
Customs Officer #5
Juliana Urquisa
Wilma
Queta Carrasco
Bruja
María De Los Ángeles Urquiza
Mamá Moncha at Panamá Club
Tomás Leal
Rapist #1
René Pereyra
Rapist #2
Arturo Rodríguez Doring
Young Killed Student
Jair De Rubin
Maria's Son
Claudia Hernández
Maria's Daughter
Mário Arévalo
Roadblock Thug #2
Gerardo Quiroz
Carlos' Friend #1
Israel León
Carlos' Friend #2
Mauricio Martínez
Executed Lieutenant
Xochitl del Rosario
Messenger on Horse
Agustín Bernal
Bodyguard to Major Max
John MacDevitt
GI in Salvador
Bill Hoag
Immigration Officer #2
Waldeir DeSouza
US Customs Guard
Ángel Vargas
Tic Tac Monster in Cafe
Miguel Ehrenberg
Captain Marti
Director
Writer
Rick Boyle
writer
Producer
Brad H. Aronson
associate producer
John Daly
executive producer
Derek Gibson
executive producer
Gerald Green
producer
Bob Morones
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Robert Richardson
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Editor
Claire Simpson
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Casting Director
Bob Morones
Production Designer
Bruno Rubeo
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Costume Designer
Kathryn Morrison
Makeup Department
Bertha Chiu
hair stylist: Mexico
Humberto Escamilla
hair stylist: Mexico
Elvira Oropeza
makeup artist: Mexico
Gordon J. Smith
prosthetic makeup artist
Gionilda Stolee
prosthetics assistant
Production Manager
Brad H. Aronson
executive in charge of production
Anuar Badin
supervising production manager: Mexico
Michael Bennett
post-production supervisor
Mary M. Ensign
production supervisor: San Francisco
Carlos Gutiérrez
assistant production manager: Mexico
Alejandra Hernández
production manager: Mexico
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Miguel Lima
second assistant director: Mexico
José Luis Ortega
first assistant director: Mexico
Art Department
Ron Downing
property master
Ricardo Gil
property master: Mexico
Melo Hinojosa
art director: Mexico
Luis Jiménez Méndez
camera painter: Mexico
Adalberto López
key set dresser: Mexico
Francisco López
stand-by on-set dresser: Mexico
Milo
set dresser: USA
Adolfo Navarro
assistant property master: Mexico
Sound Department
Neil Brody
sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan D. Evans
sound recordist
Michael Fishman
sound assistant
Jorge Gómez
sound assistant: Mexico
Ted Goodspeed
foley artist
F. Hudson Miller
sound effects editor
Bob Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
Bill Mumford
sound re-recording mixer
R.J. Palmer
sound effects editor
Philip Perkins
sound recordist: San Francisco
John Post
foley artist
Steve Rice
dialogue editor
Jesús Sánchez
sound assistant: Mexico
Frank Smathers
dialogue editor
Manuel Topete
sound operator: Mexico
David Lewis Yewdall
supervising sound editor, sound designer
Stephen Balliet
boom operator: San Francisco
Special Effects
Daniel Cordero
second special effects assistant: Mexico
Yves De Bono
special effects supervisor
Alfonso Pacheco
first special effects assistant: Mexico
Marcelino Pacheco
special effects: Mexico
Stunts
Bill Catching
stunt coordinator
Raúl Martínez
stunt coordinator: Mexico
Camera and Electrical Department
Fernando Calvillo
gaffer: Mexico
Gary Farr
still photographer
Humberto Galindo
generator operator: Mexico
Salvador Gutiérrez
chief electrician: Mexico
Chris Lombardi
assistant camera
Guillermo Moysen
assistant camera: Mexico
Manuel Paredes
assistant camera: Mexico
Antonio Ramírez 'Puma'
dolly grip: Mexico
Tom Richmond
camera operator
León Sánchez Del Ángel
assistant camera: Mexico
León Sánchez
assistant camera: Mexico
León Sánchez Ruiz
director of photography: Mexico
Pedro Vázquez
assistant camera: Mexico
Salvador Vázquez
key grip: Mexico
Tom Richmond
director of photography: second unit
Casting Department
Claudia Becker
additional casting: Mexico
Chucho Guerrero
extras casting: Mexico
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Monica Araiz
wardrobe: Mexico
Federico Castillo
wardrobe master: Mexico
María De Jesús Luna
seamstress: Mexico
Jaime Ortiz
assistant wardrobe: Mexico
Editorial Department
Tom Finan
associate editor
Lisa Leeman
first assistant editor
Julie Monroe
assistant editor
Edgar Pavon
assistant editor: Mexico
Carlos Puente
associate editor
Julie Rogers
apprentice editor
John David Allen
assistant editor
Music Department
Joan Biel
music editor
Budd Carr
music supervisor
Transportation Department
Miguel Angel Gomez
transportation chief
Miguel Ángel Gómez
transportation captain: Mexico
Other Crew
Pablo Buelna
location manager: Mexico
Flavio Castillero
videoman: Mexico
Mario Cisneros Jr.
script supervisor: Mexico
Cristina Espinosa
public relations: Mexico
Rosa María Gómez
production accountant: Mexico
Patricia Green
executive secretary
Elsa Hermoso
assistant production accountant: Mexico
Laurie Noll
location manager: San Francisco
Sergio Prieto P.
production assistant: Mexico
Federico Serrano
production unit manager: Mexico
Elizabeth Stone
assistant to director
Concepcion Taboada
production coordinator: Mexico
Manuel Trejo Morales
actor's delegate: Mexico
Eileen Zannino
production secretary
Arturo Del Rio
production assistant
Thanks
Charles Ryan
special thanks
Louis Stone
dedicatee
Production Company
Hemdale Film
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Distributor
Hemdale Film
Image Entertainment
PolyGram Video
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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RCV Home Entertainment
PVB Editions
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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CEL
Look Vídeo
Miscellaneous
Banca del Noroeste
special thanks
Bart Milander Associates
special thanks
Big Time Picture Company
post-production services
MS Billings Publicity Ltd.
publicist
Modern Film Effects
opticals
Patsa Productions S.A.
production services
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