The Grifters (1990)
| Release Date | 14 September 1990 |
| US Box Office | $13,000,000 |
| Tagline | Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who's Conning Who? |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Arizona, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Crime Drama |
| Themes | Cons and Scams, Mothers and Sons, Criminal's Revenge |
| Tones | Tense, Sexy, Bleak, Cynical, Harsh |
| Tags | Con Artist, Double Cross, Gangster, Girlfriend, Manipulation, Mother, Murder, Son |
The Grifters is a 1990 neo-noir film directed by Stephen Frears and produced by Martin Scorsese. It stars John Cusack, Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening and is based upon The Grifters, a pulp novel by Jim Thompson.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jan Munroe
Guy at Bar
Robert Weems
Racetrack Announcer
Jimmy Noonan
Bartender
Richard Holden
Cop
Michael Laskin
Irv
Lou Hancock
Nurse
Gailard Sartain
Joe
Noelle Harling
Nurse Carol Flynn
Ivette Soler
Maid
David Sinaiko
Sailor - Stinky
Micole Mercurio
Waitress
Teresa Gilmore
Receptionist 1
Elizabeth Ann Feeley
Receptionist 2
Billy Ray Sharkey
FBI Man
Steven Anderson
Nervous man in jewelry shop
Fawn
Young Teenager
John Gillespie
Bartender
Lee Hollingsworth
Dog race spectator
Director
Writer
Producer
Barbara De Fina
executive producer
Robert A. Harris
producer
Jim Painter
producer
Peggy Rajski
co-producer
Original Music
Elmer Bernstein
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Cinematographer
Oliver Stapleton
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Editor
Mick Audsley
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Casting Director
Juliet Taylor
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Victoria Thomas
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Production Designer
Dennis Gassner
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Art Director
Leslie McDonald
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Set Decorator
Nancy Haigh
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Costume Designer
Richard Hornung
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Makeup Department
Cydney Cornell
hair stylist
Gina DiMaria
assistant makeup artist
Alec Gillis
special makeup effects artist
Lori Guidroz
assistant hair stylist
Julie Hewett
makeup artist
Tom Woodruff Jr.
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Fiona Morham
post-production supervisor
Llewellyn Wells
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J. Stephen Buck
first assistant director
Joe Camp III
second assistant director
Art Department
Paige Augustine
assistant set decorator
Curtis Baruth
carpenter
Rob Brown
carpenter
Bill Cancienne
assistant property master
Linda Cathey
swing gang
Shelley Chamberlain
stand-by painter
Joseph Timothy Conway
assistant property master
Michael T. Daigle
key scenic artist
Frank Darlington
stand-by painter
Marina Drasnin
art department intern
Douglas Fox
property master
Lucy Frears
art department intern
Claire Gaul
assistant set decorator
Robert Greenfield
leadperson
Joe Griffith
storyboard artist
Mike Keith
stand-by painter
Roger L. King
carpenter
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville
key set dresser
John Moore
carpenter
Scott Plauche
art department coordinator
Elizabeth Prejean
stand-by painter
John Setzer
carpenter
Chris Snyder
construction foreman
Chris L. Spellman
swing gang
Joseph Torres
carpenter
Theo Van Den Huevel
carpenter
Frank Viviano
construction coordinator
Wallace W. Wright
stand-by painter
Sound Department
Mick Boggis
assistant sound mixer
Jeremy Child
assistant dialogue editor
Richard Dunford
foley editor
Derek Holding
dialogue editor
Peter Maxwell
sound re-recording mixer
Folasade Oyeleye
assistant sound editor
Kant Pan
supervising sound editor
Gill Parry
assistant sound editor
John Sutton
sound mixer
Ian C. Wright
boom operator
Steve Hancock
sound camera operator
Visual Effects
Peter Watson
opticals
Stunts
John Gillespie
assistant stunt coordinator
Gary Jensen
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Austin
video playback operator
James Babineaux
best boy electric
Joe Broderick
assistant Steadicam operator
Katherine M. Butler
second assistant camera
George M. Chappell
electrician
Mark Shane Davis
key grip
Jack English
gaffer
Irv Gorman
grip
Scott Graves
electrician
Kurt Grossi
grip
Suzanne Hanover
still photographer
Stephen Harvey
titles still photographer
Steve Lang
grip
Mitchell Linden
grip
Marco Mazzei
first assistant camera
Tony Mazzucchi
best boy grip
Matthew Morrissey
third assistant camera
Toby Phillips
Steadicam operator
Bill Pierson
dolly grip
Darrin C. Porter
electrician
Marc Reshovsky
director of photography: second unit
Pierre Rouger
first assistant camera: second unit
Greg Wardell
electrician
Casting Department
Sunny Seibel
extras casting: Phoenix
Jory Weitz
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Adams-Galligan
assistant costume designer
Marsha Bozeman
wardrobe
Mark Bridges
assistant costume designer
Elizabeth Feldbauer
wardrobe supervisor
Gail McMullen
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Julie Feiner
first assistant editor: Los Angeles
Dan Gane
second assistant editor: London
Martyn Robinson
first assistant editor: London
Mary Ann Slim
post-production assistant
Brian Ufberg
second assistant editor: Los Angeles
Music Department
Brian Masterson
music recordist
Cynthia Millar
electronic music designer
Transportation Department
Moises Blay
driver
Fred Falcone
driver
Al Goelz
driver
A. Welch Lambeth
transportation coordinator
Tony Laron
transportation co-captain
Bill Oykman
driver
Bill M. Puluti
transportation captain
Terry Ragan
driver
Urs Stalder
driver
Other Crew
Catherine Anderson
production assistant
Beth Bernstein
assistant production coordinator
William C. Breen
consultant
Sharon A. Briggs
assistant: Barbara De Fina
Kathleen M. Courtney
production coordinator
Mary Cybulski
script supervisor
Richard Davis Jr.
location manager
Dean Dill
consultant
Tom Gamble
production assistant
Nan Garcia-Wood
medic
Chris Grant
cook
Daniel Grant
cook
Vincent Gratzer
promotions
Jody Hummer
assistant location manager
Brian Jochum
production assistant
Julia Judge
assistant: Martin Scorsese
Shannon Kane
assistant production accountant
Peter E. Nunnery
production assistant
Roger Phillips
title designer
Pablo Prietto
production assistant
Cynthia Quan
production accountant
Ronald M. Quigley
location manager: second unit
Tiffany Rosen
production secretary
Julian Rothenstein
title designer
Andrew Varela
promotions
Dan Winkle
production assistant
Craig Caton
creature crew
Michael Jackman
post-production accountant
Donnie Saylor
technical consultant
Gregg Singer
talent assistant
Thanks
Anne Harrison
special thanks
Kim Jacobsen
thanks
Bruce Kawin
special thanks
Debra Knoblauch
thanks
Frank Kush
thanks
Victoria Ann Varga
thanks
Production Company
Cineplex-Odeon Films
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Distributor
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
Alliance Atlantis Home Video
Argentina Video Home
Cineplex-Odeon Home Video
Finnkino Oy
Flashstar Home Vídeo
Lume Filmes
MCA
Miramax Films
Oy Europa Vision AB
Palace Pictures
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland
Yleisradio (YLE)
Special Effects
Image Engineering
The Film Business Inc.
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Miscellaneous
Phoenix Film Office
thanks
Turf Paradise Race Course
thanks
The Donna Karan Company
thanks
Victoria Varga
thanks
L.A. Eyeworks
thanks
Charles Jourdan
thanks
Giorgio Armani
thanks
Mansour Travel Co.
thanks
Miller Brewing Company
thanks
Pepsi-Cola Company
thanks
SkyWest
thanks
Andrea Jaffe
thanks
MS Billings Publicity Ltd.
thanks
Anne Harrison
thanks
George Howe
thanks
Albert G. Ruben and Company
insurance
Carla Pool
craft service
De Lane Lea Sound Centre
re-recording
Film Finance
bond company
Filmtrucks
gripelectric equipment
Frameline Productions Ltd.
titles
J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
extract from "The Lady Vanishes"
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
Some Like It Hot
catering
Superior Casting
extras casting
TBS Casting
extras casting
Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack
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