The Good Son (1993)


The Good Son
Release Date24 September 1993
Budget$17,000,000
US Box Office$45,000,000
TaglineIn a quiet town...In a comfortable home...In a perfect body...Evil can be as close as someone you love.
GenreDrama, Horror, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBeverly, Massachusetts, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller
MoodNail-biters
ThemesWolf in Sheep's Clothing, Evil Children
TonesCreepy, Disturbing, Menacing
TagsCousin, Doll, Family, Investigation, Jealousy, Kill, Maniac, Murder, Orphan, Rubber Duck, Skating, Treehouse

The Good Son is a 1993 psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by English novelist Ian McEwan. The film stars Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Henry Evans

Mark Evans

Susan Evans

Wallace Evans

Jacqueline Brookes
Alice Davenport

Connie Evans

Janice

Guy Strauss
Arizona Doctor

Keith Brava
Doctor in Blackport

Jerem Goodwin
Factory Worker

Andria Hall
Reporter

Bobby Huber
Axe Man

Mark Stefanich
Ice Man

Susan Hopper
Woman at Rescue

Richard in Picture

Christopher C. Murphy
Young man next to swing set at park

Director

Joseph Ruben
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Writer

Producer

Mary Ann Page
producer

Daniel Rogosin
executive producer

Joseph Ruben
producer

Michael E. Steele
co-producer

Ezra Swerdlow
executive producer

Original Music

Elmer Bernstein
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Cinematographer

John Lindley
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Editor

George Bowers
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Casting Director

Deborah Aquila
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Production Designer

Bill Groom
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Art Director

Rusty Smith
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Set Decorator

George DeTitta Jr.
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Costume Designer

Cynthia Flynt
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Makeup Department

Bernadette Mazur
makeup artist

Francesca Paris
key hair stylist

Anthony Veader
key hairstylist

Production Manager

Thomas John Kane
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Stephen Lee Davis
assistant director

second unit director

Barbara M. Ravis
assistant director

Michael E. Steele
first assistant director

Art Department

Lance Cheatham
set dresser

Peter C. Clarke
assistant property master

Gerald DeTitta
leadman

Tempest S. Farley
set dresser

Ray Fisher
set dresser

Marc Fisichella
set designer

Paul W. Gorfine
scenic artist

David Gulick
property master

John 'Butch' McCarthy
second greensman

Eugene Pope
carpenter

Paul Richards
set dresser

Robert Schleinig
set dresser

Lisa Shaftel
art special effects

Kurt Smith
gangboss

Theodore Suchecki
propmaker

Sylvia Trapanese
scenic artist

Joe Wood
construction coordinator

Sound Department

Elisha Birnbaum
foley supervisor

Stan Bochner
supervising sound editor

Louis Cerborino
sound editor

Richard P. Cirincione
sound editor

Stuart Emanuel
sound editor

Tom Fleischman
sound re-recording mixer

Tony Grocki
assistant sound editor

Alan Jacques
cable person

Richard King
sound effects editor

Jeff Kliment
dialogue editor

Harry Peck Bolles
assistant sound editor

Ira Spiegel
sound editor

Special Effects

Terry Sonderhoff
special effects technician

Neil Trifunovich
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

Elizabeth Maxwell Keith
digital compositor

Paul Taglianetti
visual effects coordinator: Video Image

Stunts

Joni Avery
stunts

Rick Avery
stunts

Gregory J. Barnett
stunts

Kenny Bates
stunts

Nick Brett
stunts

swimming stunts

aerial stunts

Mickey Cassidy
stunt double

Edward Conna
stunts

Christopher Epper
stunts

Glory Fioramonti
stunts

Andy Gill
assistant stunt coordinator

stunt coordinator

Debbie Greg
stunts

Gene Harrison
stunts, stunt driver

Colette Irving
ice skating stunts

Eli Irving
ice skating stunts

stunts

Kristy McGill
aerial stunts

Larry Nicholas
aerial stunts

Noon Orsatti
stunts

Ashleigh Powell
swimming stunts

Spiro Razatos
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Bob Becchio
additional assistant camera

Richard L. Carden
dolly grip

Mark J. Casey
electrician

Ian Cohen
electrician

David Crone
Steadicam operator

Michael DiIeso
rigger

Barbara Hanania
additional assistant camera

Andy Harris
second assistant camera

Kerry Hayes
still photographer

David Larue
grip

Larry McCarron
best boy grip

Stan McClain
camera operator: Wescam camera

Larry McConkey
Steadicam operator

Rebekah V. Michaels
camera trainee

Peter Norman
camera operator

David Norris
camera technician: Wescam camera

Timothy O'Toole
video assist operator

Brian A. Pitts
rigging electrician

Van Redin
still photographer

Eric Swanek
first assistant camera

William M. Weberg
grip

Kenneth Zunder
director of photography: second unit

Casting Department

Raquel Osborne
extras casting

Carolyn Pickman
location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Elizabeth Feldbauer
wardrobe supervisor

Debbie Holbrook
key costumer

Cassy McEvoy
costumer

Editorial Department

Anne O'Brien
apprentice editor

Greg Speed
assistant editor

Music Department

Emilie A. Bernstein
orchestrator

Cynthia Millar
musician: ondes martenot soloist

Patrick Russ
orchestrator

Steven L. Smith
music preparation

Dan Wallin
score mixer

Transportation Department

Steve Boyd
transportation coordinator

William O'Brien
transportation captain

Jerry Sidwell
driver

Other Crew

Kevin Anderton
production assistant

Dorothy Aufiero
production coordinator

Gail Barringer
assistant accountant

Jay Cannold
accountant

David Collins
assistant location manager

Anne Gordon
animal wrangler

Diane Jessup
animal wrangler

Jason Kasperski
production assistant

Adrienne King
looping voices

James MacDonald
set medic

Elizabeth A. Miller
craft service

Frederic Perrin
caterer

Kim Quam
set medic

Ken Rance
production assistant

Samantha Timmerman
script supervisor

Michael Weis
aerial supervisor

Mike Weis
aerial supervisor

Earl Wiggins
aerial coordinator

Michael Williams
location manager

Shane Wood
stand-in, production assistant

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
pilot

additional voice

Benjamin C. Dewey
location scout

Riley Kathryn Ellis
studio executive

David H. Kramer
adr loop group

Troy Antoine LaFaye
production office assistant: Minnesota

Production Company

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Abril Vídeo

Fox Network

Fox Video

Gativideo

Manuel Salvador

Miscellaneous

K!SSPROOF Entertainment
cast bookings






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Joseph Ruben
Dreamscape (1984)
Gorp (1980)
Joyride (1977)
Money Train (1995)
The Forgotten (2004)
The Good Son
True Believer (1989)
Works by Ian McEwan
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