The Hurricane (1999)
| Release Date | 17 September 1999 |
| Budget | $38,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $51,000,000 |
| Tagline | Based on the inspirational true story of a champion. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Sport |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | East Jersey State Prison, Avenel, New Jersey, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Prison Film, Biopic [feature], Courtroom Drama, Message Movie |
| Mood | Triumph of the Spirit, Food for Thought |
| Themes | Social Injustice, Miscarriage of Justice, Race Relations |
| Tones | Bittersweet, Rousing, Angry, Somber, Earnest, Stirring, Intimate |
| Tags | Activist, Boxer, Conviction, Injustice, Innocence, Prison, Racist, Teenagers |
The Hurricane is a 1999 biographical film directed by Norman Jewison, and starring Denzel Washington. The script was adapted by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon from the books Lazarus and the Hurricane by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton and The 16th Round by Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Badja Djola
Mobutu
Garland Whitt
John Artis
Brenda Denmark
Alma Martin
Beatrice Winde
Louise Cockersham
Mitchell Taylor Jr.
Young Rubin Carter
Bill Raymond
Judge Anthony Rizzoli
Merwin Goldsmith
Judge Larner
John A. MacKay
Man at Falls
Donnique Privott
Boy at Falls
Moynan King
Tina Barbieri
Gary DeWitt Marshall
Nite Spot Cabbie
John Christopher Jones
Reporter at Bar
Gwendolyn Mulamba
Nite Spot Woman
Richard Davidson
Detective - Paterson
George T. Odom
Big Ed
Phillip Jarrett
Soldier #1 in U.S.O. Club
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson
Soldier #2 in U.S.O. Club
Judi Embden
Woman in U.S.O. Club
Terry Claybon
Emile Griffith
Ben Bray
Joey Giardello
Michael Justus
Joey Cooper
Kenneth McGregor
Detective at Hospital
Frank Proctor
Ring Announcer - Pittsburgh
Peter Wylie
Referee - Pittsburgh
David Gray
TV Announcer - Pittsburgh
Joe Matheson
Ring Announcer - Philadelphia
Robin Ward
TV Announcer - Reading, PA
Harry Davis
Referee - Reading, PA
Pippa Pearthree
Patty Valentine
Jean Daigle
Detective
Robert Lindsay Evans
Detective at Paterson Bar
Scott Gibson
Reporter at Banquet
Ann Holloway
Cashier
Bruce McFee
Prison Guard
Conrad Bergschneider
Prison Guard
Satori Shakoor
Prison Guard
Zoran Radusinovic
Prison Guard
Stephen Lee Wright
Prison Guard
Michael Bodnar
Prison Guard
Carson Manning
Prison Guard
Debrah Ellen Waller
Prison Guard
Richard Litt
Prison Guard
Adam Large
Prison Guard
Peter Graham
Prisoner with Camera
George Masswohl
Mechanic
Lawrence Sacco
Policeman - New Jersey
David Frisch
Policeman - New Jersey
Ralph Brown
Federal Court Assistant Prosecutor
Dyron Holmes
Reporter
Ryan Williams
Elstan Martin
Bruce Vavrina
St. Joseph's Doctor
Brenda Braxton
Dancer with John Artis
Christopher Riordan
Jury Foreman
Guy Ale
Arthur Bradley
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Himself
Michael Harkins
Prison Guard
Michael Stevens
Prison Barber
Director
Writer
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Sam Chaiton
Terry Swinton
Dan Gordon
Producer
Irving Azoff
executive producer
Thomas A. Bliss
executive producer
Suzann Ellis
co-producer
Jon Jashni
co-producer
Michael Jewison
co-producer
John Ketcham
producer
Rudy Langlais
executive producer
Tom Rosenberg
executive producer
William Teitler
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Roger Deakins
Editor
Stephen E. Rivkin
Casting Director
Avy Kaufman
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Production Designer
Philip Rosenberg
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Art Director
Dennis Davenport
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Set Decorator
Gordon Sim
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Costume Designer
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
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Makeup Department
John Caglione Jr.
key makeup artist
Irene Kent
key makeup artist
Production Manager
Carol Cuddy
unit production manager: New York
Mathew Hart
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff J.J. Authors
first assistant director
Chris Baillie
trainee assistant director
Paul F. Bernard
second assistant director: New York
Darrin Brown
third assistant director
Terry Ham
second second assistant director: New York
Keith J. Knight
assistant director
Douglas Plasse
second second assistant director: New York
Eric S. Potechin
second assistant director
Chris Surgent
second assistant director: New York
Janet Zdyb
third assistant director
Art Department
Deryck Blake
assistant property master
Kelly Brine
storyboard artist
Ellen Christiansen
set decorator: New York
David DeMarinis
second assistant decorator
Dawn H. Fisher
art department apprentice
Paul Greenberg
graphic designer
Marcel Laporte
assistant head carpenter
Karl Schneider
head painter
Michael Shocrylas
set designer
Victoria Vanasco
set dresser
Patricia Walker
charge scenic
Holly Watson
art department coordinator: New York
Christopher Geggie
property master
Alexandra Mazur
assistant set decorator: New York
Sound Department
Ross Carter
assistant sound editor
Bruce Carwardine
production sound mixer
Jeanne Gilliland
boom operator: New York
Mark Gingras
sound effects editor
Wayne Griffin
supervising sound editor
Andy Koyama
sound re-recording mixer
Goro Koyama
foley artist
John Laing
dialogue editor
Andy Malcolm
foley artist
Peter Melnychuk
boom operator
Tim O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer
Michael O'Farrell
supervising sound editor
Brad Thornton
sound re-recording mixer
Don White
sound re-recording mixer
Rebecca Wright
foley recording assistant
Gren-Erich Zwicker
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Jason Board
special effects key
Kaz Kobielski
special effects coordinator
Peter Kunz
special effects coordinator: New York
Dean Stewart
special effects assistant
Visual Effects
Lane Glisson
computer graphics
Jamie Hallett
digital compositor
Mark Tureski
optical effects
Stunts
Brittney Banks
stunt double
Peter Bucossi
stunt coordinator: New York
Shelley Cook
stunt performer
Mike Justus
utility stunts
Steve Lucescu
stunt driver
Jalil Jay Lynch
stunts
John Stoneham Jr.
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Angelo Colavecchia
additional camera operator
Candide Franklyn
camera operator
Duane Gullison
assistant chief lighting technician
Bruce Hamme
dolly grip
Jeremy Knaster
electrician
George Kraychyk
still photographer
Jim MacCammon
lighting technician
Mark Manchester
key grip
Charlie Marroquin
key grip
Malcolm Nefsky
best boy grip
Kevin Neshevich
assistant camera
David Niven
additional assistant camera
Beth Nobes
assistant camera
Derek Parkes
grip
Marc Purdy
grip
Patrick Quinn
additional camera operator
Darren Ryan
24 frame video operator
Abe Schrager
camera operator: second unit
Dean Stinchcombe
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Craig Vaccaro
key rigging grip
Casting Department
Riccardo Bertoni
extras casting
Beth Bowling
casting associate
Robin D. Cook
casting: Canada
Aric Dupere
extras casting assistant
Donna Dupere
extras casting
Brad Gerstl
extras casting representative
David H. Kramer
adr voice casting
Julie Lichter
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marta Font
set costumer
Ann Henshaw
costume supervisor
Marcia Scott
set costumer
Editorial Department
Clare Bambrough
assistant editor
Mike Bellamy
final colorist
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Kathy LaCommare
assistant editor
Mike Milliken
color timer
Dawn M. Stoliar
first assistant editor
Paul Whitehead
assistant editor
Music Department
Pete Anthony
orchestrator, conductor
Kenneth Burgomaster
score coordinator
Anita Camarata
executive music consultant
Kostas Christides
score coordinator, score producer
Todd Cochran
additional music arranger
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Jim Dunbar
music consultant
Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer
Thomas Golubic
music coordinator
Tanya Noel Hill
music editor
Danny Holloway
music consultant
Jon Kull
orchestrator
Yvonne McDonald
music coordinator
Thomas Milano
supervising music editor
Flavio Motalla
score producer
Sujin Nam
score coordinator
Christopher S. Parker
music clearances
Jasper Randall
scoring coordinator: Christopher Young
David Reynolds
score coordinator
John Rodd
orchestral scoring recordist
G. Marq Roswell
music supervisor
Steven L. Smith
music preparation
Melodee Sutton
music coordinator
Gernot Wolfgang
scoring assistant, score coordinator
Jeanette Surga
additional music editor
Transportation Department
Ron Annabelle
picture cars
Stuart Mitchell
transportation captain
Dave Staples
transportation coordinator
Mitchel Stewart
driver captain
Other Crew
Janine Anderton
production coordinator
Samantha Armstrong
script supervisor
Mark Barclay
assistant: Thomas A. Bliss
Angela Bellisio
assistant: William Teitler
Michael Blecher
location scout
Jeremy Boxen
production assistant
Kenneth Burgomaster
synthesizer programmer
Terry Claybon
boxing trainer: Mr. Washington
Christopher Comrie
payroll accountant
Jan Cosby
second assistant accountant
G. Michael Currie
production assistant
Shirley Davis
production coordinator: additional photography
Richard Devinki
production coordinator: Beacon
Katherine Dorrer
location scout: Baltimore
Greg Eby
first assistant accountant
Rich Fellegara
set medic
Lynn Foster
production assistant
Bill Garvey
location scout
Chris George
production assistant
Misty Green
assistant: Marc Abraham
Dianne Hatlestad
assistant to director
Mark Kamine
location manager
John Kenyon
location scout
Alex Kontsalakis
second assistant accountant
Keri Lederman
assistant production coordinator: New York
Sophia Lofters
assistant coordinator
Michael Mendelsohn
financial consultant
Kimberlee Morley
production secretary
Keith Park
location production assistant
Dawn Murphy Riley
production coordinator: New York
Burton Sharp
adr group coordinator
David Smukler
dialect coach
Ron Stein
coordinator: boxing sequences
Guenevere Taylor
production assistant
Elaine Thurston
production accountant
Mimi Turner
location assistant
Ezra Venetos
production assistant
Michelle Webster
production assistant
Elizabeth Zagrany
production accountant: second unit
Randee Lynne Jensen
creative assistant
Thanks
Matthew Baer
special thanks
Production Company
Azoff Entertainment
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Beacon Communications
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
Fox Network
Buena Vista International (Sweden)
Buena Vista International
Falcon
GAGA Communications
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GAGA Humax Inc.
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Metropolitan Filmexport
Pinema
RCV Film Distribution
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Roadshow Entertainment
Toho-Towa
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Touchstone Home Video
Universal Home Entertainment
Warner Bros.
Special Effects
Global Effects Inc.
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Miscellaneous
CBS News Archives
news footage courtesy of
DeLuxe Laboratories
color
DeLuxe Toronto
sound re-recording
Deluxe Post-Production
post-production facilities
Film Effects
titles and opticals
Jo Anne Kane Music Services
music preparation
MCA Records
soundtrack
NBC News Archives
news footage courtesy of
Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The
music recorded at
Otto Nemenz International
camera equipment provided by, cameras supplied by
Producer's Library Service
archival stock footage provided by
Toronto Film Studios
movie studio
Village Recorder, The
music mixed at
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