The Cat's Meow (2001)
| Release Date | 03 August 2001 |
| Budget | $7,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | "The Whisper Told Most Often..." |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USAGermanyUK |
| Filming Locations | Kyparisi, Greece |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and starring Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley, and Jennifer Tilly. The screenplay by Steven Peros is based on his play of the same title, which was inspired by the mysterious death of film mogul Thomas H. Ince.
Cast and Crew
Claudia Harrison
Margaret Livingston
Chiara Schoras
Celia
Ingrid Lacey
Jessica Barham
John C. Vennema
Frank Barham
Steven Peros
Elinor's Driver
Yuki Iwamoto
Kono
Zoi Mavroudi
Servant
Despina Mirou
Servant
Stavros Serafetinis
Servant
Frank Dawkins
Andy - Banjo
Roderick Young
Pianist
Robert Mitchell
Drummer
Richard Böhringer
Silent Movie Director
Hendrik Arnst
Mr. Cannonball
Diane Agostini
Mrs. Ince
Director
Writer
Steven Peros
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Producer
Julie Baines
producer
Ernie Barbarash
co-producer
Kim Bieber
producer
Fenia Cossovista
line producer: Greece
Martin Hagemann
line producer
Carol Lewis
producer
Iraklis Mavroidis
line producer: Greece
Dieter Meyer
producer
Jason Newmark
associate producer
Michael Paseornek
executive producer
Wieland Schulz-Keil
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Edward G. Norris
Production Designer
Jean-Vincent Puzos
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Art Director
Christian Eisele
Susanne Hopf
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Loukas Oikonomopoulos
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Set Decorator
Daniele Drobny
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Costume Designer
Caroline de Vivaise
Makeup Department
Mark English
hair stylist supervisor
Jacqueline Fowler
makeup artist
Kathleen Leersen
assistant makeup artist
Trefor Proud
hair designer, makeup designer
Production Manager
Nestoras Katsimichas
production manager: Greece
Hartwig König
production manager: Greece
Sevi Morou
assistant production manager: Greece
Martin Schlüter
unit production manager
Tom Sternitzke
production manager: Greece
Philip Stilman
post-production supervisor
Zoi Tsochla
assistant production manager: Greece
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gesche Carstens
first assistant director
Tatjana Jakovleski
second assistant director
Art Department
Ana Montarana Alba
assistant production designer
Marie-Jo Arnautin
artistic painter
Friederike Beckert
prop runner
Danny Berk
prop master: Greece
Hubert Bock
swing gang
Angela Dorsch
drawer
Daniele Drobny
set designer
Carlo Ferrante
architect
Benjamin Forster-Baldenius
drawer
Marita Götz
constructions props
Stefan Grebe
prop buyer
Ingeborg Heinemann
art department coordinator
Gerassimos Karvounis
props: Greece
Robert Kellner
prop runner
Claudia Kiefer
stand-by props
Thomas Krause
set construction, set construction: Greece
Grit Kronacher
set dresser
Padraic Mac Donnacha
set construction: Greece
Natalja Meier
construction drawing assistant
Christoph Merg
prop master, set dresser
Anne Metzen
constructions props
Constanza Niemack
graphics
Anja Niesler
financial/controller: construction
Henrik Niesler
construction manager
Jan Niesler
construction supervisor: Greece, construction art director
Andrea Oberlechner
stand-by props assistant
Simon Pasiut
set construction: Greece
Santiago Isidro Pin
artistic painter
Shirley Robinson
prop buyer: London
Peter Rose
swing gang
Ronald Rudolph
construction runner
Markus Schroeder
set construction: Greece
Marius Schroger
architect
John Seddal
greens: Greece
Holger Stark
construction foreman
Ben Stephens
greens: Greece
Sascha Strutz
swing gang
Peter Stückenschneider
set construction: Greece
Ekaterini Thomaidou
prop buyer: Greece
Claudia Tietjen
art department office
Christian Tircher
set construction: Greece
Babis Triantis
props: Greece
Günter Unterburger
set painter foreman
Anastasis Venetis
set construction: Greece
Tom Weber
stand-by construction
Pete Wendler
head of construction
Lucinda Whittle
greens: Greece
Darius Wientzek
architect
Philipp Hübner
on-set swing gang, carpenter, stand-by construction
Sound Department
Louis Bertini
adr editor
Matthew C. Beville
adr mixer: Los Angeles
Sahin Dagdelen
assistant sound mixer
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
dialogue editor
Robert Jäger
sound mixer
Bobby Johanson
adr mixer: New York
Erik Mischijew
sound designer
Matz Müller
sound designer, sound effects editor
Thomas Neumann
foley editor
Paul Oberle
sound mixer
Alex Raspa
adr recordist: New York
Frank 'Talky' Regente
boom operator
Chris Roberts
adr: London
Günther Röhn
foley artist
Peter Sandmann
foley artist
Martin Schloemer
adr recordist: Los Angeles
Simone Schulz
foley recordist
Herbert Wüst
boom operator
Special Effects
Martin Gaskell
special effects supervisor
Camera and Electrical Department
Tobias Bauermeister
video operator
Isabelle Casez
first assistant camera
Birgit Dierken
assistant camera
Nicole Dierken
clapper loader
Gerd Domde
studio electrician
Richard Foreman Jr.
still photographer
Paul Freuer
key grip
Harald Mellwig
second assistant camera
Andre Poser
electrician
Johannes Precht
electrician
Ron Rakowski
gaffer
Mark Ramsey
technical supervisor: camera/grip
Jorg Santjer
electrician
Thomas Schenk
studio electrician
Marc Spicer
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Danny Steinbrecher
assistant dolly grip
Mario Suter
studio electrician
Alexander Fischerkoesen
director of photography: Greece, second unit
Jens Winkler
assistant camera: Greece, second unit
Casting Department
Sarah Beardsall
casting: UK
Annette Borgmann
casting: Germany
Beth Bowling
casting: USA
Makis Gazis
casting: Greece
Iris Müller
extras casting
Alexandros Romanos Lizardos
assistant casting: Greece
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Isaac
assistant costume designer
Sarah Meyer
wardrobe
Katja Pothmann
costume coordinator
Patricia Saalburg
assistant costume designer
Martina Strauss
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Jason Brodkey
first assistant editor: New York
Nina Caspers
first assistant editor: Berlin
Chris Houghton
assistant editor: New York
Traudl Nicholson
color timer
Laura Weinberg
assistant editor: New York
Music Department
Tim Boatman
musician: drums
Bobby Bruce
musician: violin
Tim Emmons
musician: double bass
James Flatto
music editor
Joel C. High
music supervisor
Dan Levinson
musician: clarinet and saxophone
Tom Marion
musician: guitar and mandolin
Geoff Nudell
musician: clarinet and saxophone
Fred Sokolow
musician: banjo, guitar, mandolin and Hawaiian steel guitar
Chris Tedesco
musician: trumpet
Stephanie Lynn Urcheck
music coordinator
Randy Woltz
musician: drums, xylophone, vibraphone, bells and piano
Transportation Department
Ludger Diekämper
transportation manager
Edgar Hainke
production driver
Michael Kraft
production driver
Jan Kramer
production driver
Hubert Malouschek
production driver
Mark Naujock
picture vehicles: historical vehicles, F.J. Kroger
Michael Schütze
production driver
Arndt Stepper
driver: props
Wolfgang Werner
production driver
Patrick Wiethoff
driver: props
Other Crew
Matthias Althaus
tag advisor
Thodoris Athanasopoulos
caterer: Greece
Kim Bieber
stage producer
Heenan Blaikie
legal
Richard Böhringer
assistant: Mr. Bogdanovich, Berlin
Paul Cable
insurance
Dimitris Chalilopoulos
production assistant: Greece
Iris Chester
executive assistant: Mr. Bogdanovich
Emily Dische-Becker
hospitality
Annette Drees
continuity
Geraldine East
legal
Christian Ebner
assistant accountant
Renate Farber
production coordinator
Pari Garvanos
production assistant
Luke Golden
assistant: Mr. Bogdanovich, New York
Peter Grossman
legal: Lichter, Grossman, Nichols & Adler
Ralf Hartmann
business affairs: CP Medien
Arlette Heyn
production accountant
Sarah Hunt
assistant accountant: UK
Claudia Kalindjian
publicist
Sandra Lohr
production assistant
Michael Marker
banker: Deutsche Bank Berlin
Nickoletta Marouli
caterer: Greece
Laurie May
business and legal affairs: Lions Gate
Felix Neunzerling
publicist
Yiannis Nickolopoulis
production assistant: Greece
Olga Papada
production secretary: Greece
Georgia Passali
hospitality: Greece
Andreas Pfitzmann
floor manager
Simon Posiut
production assistant: Greece
Viola Retzmann
production secretary
Janine Rieger
publicity assistant
Jean-Louis Rodrigue
movement consultant
Marie Schwarz
runner: assistant director
Frieder Sievert
assistant floor manager
Natascha Skara
production assistant
David Steinberg
legal
Jim Sternberg
completion bond
Dominique Thibaud
banker: National Bank of Canada
Vana Evanthia Tsantila
assistant production coordinator
Giorgos Tzanakis
production assistant: Greece
Jasmin Wagner
production assistant
Frank Weidemann
banker: Deutsche Bank Berlin
Thanks
Eric Ayzenberg
thanks
Maureen Baker
thanks
Dennis Bartok
thanks
Darcy Bieber
thanks
Arpad Bondy
thanks
Sarah Botstein
thanks: musician
Paul Brooks
thanks: musician
Diana Brown
thanks: Department of Culture
Randall Burg
thanks
Christina Chatzaridou
thanks
Julio D'Angelo
thanks: musician
Marc Elsner
thanks
William K. Everson
thanks: in memoriam
Jeff Freilich
special thanks
Mrs. Georgiadis
thanks: Radio Korasidi
Stuart Goodman
thanks
Colin Green
thanks: Department of Culture
Mark Hill
thanks: musician
Wicky Kalaitzi
thanks
Carvin Knowles
thanks: musician
Myrsini Kontou
thanks
Ann Kroeber
thanks
Gogo Lewis
thanks
William Lewis
thanks
Tomasz Lipinski
thanks: musician
Rose Markisello
thanks
Mary McDonwell
thanks: musician
Loukas Oikonomopoulos
thanks
Marty Olinick
thanks: musician
John Peros
thanks
Bill Rosenfield
thanks: musician
Dimitrios Rovatsos
thanks
Philipas Rovatsos
thanks
Christina Russell
thanks: musician
Larry Spier
thanks: musician
Jenny Sullivan
thanks
Dimitris Theocharis
thanks
Doctor Theodosiou
thanks
Leuteris Vourthis
thanks
Vasilis Vourthis
thanks
Kevin Wang
thanks: musician
Production Company
Lions Gate Films
Dan Films
CP Medien AG
Erste, Zweite, Dritte, Vierte Cat's Meow CbE, Munich
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KC Medien
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Distributor
Lions Gate Films
Swipe Films
GAGA Communications
Madman Entertainment
Nelonen
Scanbox Entertainment
Miscellaneous
A&L Goodbody
legal
AON
insurance
ARRI München
camera lighting and grip equipment
ASV Berlin
advisor
Atelier Idoppelpunkti
color timing
Blow up Filmtechnik Karl Kresling GmbH
optical works
Brehm & von Moers
legal
Chameleon Service
construction
Cinemam
catering: Greece
Completion Guarantors (TGC)
completion bond
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
thanks
Deutsche Bank
bank
Domerowski Media and Entertainment Insurance Services
insurance
F.J. Krüger
picture vehicles: historical
Filmscapes London
greenery: Greece
Filpa
thanks
Hallmark Post Production Ltd.
completion bond
Ideefixe Productions
line production
Jauch & Huebener
insurance
Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Goodman
legal
Magmasters Sound Studios
adr recording: London
Ministry of Merchantile Marine
thanks
Music for the Masses
thanks
National Bank of Canada
bank
Out of Silence
sound design
Port Police of Leonidio
thanks
Pytoria Antomisari Athens
greenery: palmtree hire
Radio Korasidi
thanks
Sarah Wiener's Tracking Catering
catering
Sound House
adr: Cologne
Sound One
adr: New York
The Rainbow Garage
thanks
Timeline Postproduction Services
editing facilities
Volkswagen AG
production vehicles: sponsors of
Zero Film Berlin
online production services
Zoom Medienbetreung
publicity
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