The Vanishing (1993)


The Vanishing
Release Date05 February 1993
US Box Office$14,000,000
TaglineIf someone you loved mysteriously vanished how far out of your mind would you go to find them?
GenreMystery, Romance, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBellevue, Washington, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby SR
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller
MoodNail-biters
ThemesMissing Persons, Obsessive Quests, Haunted By the Past, Amateur Sleuths
TonesBleak, Claustrophobic, Eerie, Grim, Moody, Tense
TagsBoyfriend, Disappearance, Flashback, Kidnap, Missing Person, Obsession, Psychopath

The Vanishing is a 1993 thriller starring Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Nancy Travis, and Sandra Bullock. It is an American remake of a 1988 Franco-Dutch film, also directed by George Sluizer.


Cast and Crew


Rita Baker

Maggie Linderman
Denise Cousins

Helene Cousins

Arthur Bernard

Miss Carmichael

Garrett Bennett
Cop at Gas Station

George Catalano
Highway Cop

Frank Girardeau
Cop at Apartment

Stephen Bridgewater
TV Host

Susan Barnes
Colleague

Rich Hawkins
Stan

Michael Kaufman
DMV Clerk

Sabrena Roddy
Cashier

Andrea Lauren Herz
Woman #1 on the Street

Joanne Schmoll
Woman #2 on the Street

Allison Barcott
Woman with Barrette

Young Barney

James Chesnutt
Pump Attendant

Danielle Zuckerman
Little Girl

Floyd Van Buskirk
Man in Line

Marius Mazmanian
Cook

Gina Gallante
Woman in Ladies Room

Michael John Hughes
Denise's Boyfriend

Howard Matthew Johnson
DMV Guard

Kristopher Logan
Waiter

Leonard Kelly-Young
Jeff's Boss

Director

George Sluizer
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Writer

Tim Krabbé

Todd Graff

Producer

producer

Pieter Jan Brugge
executive producer

Todd Graff
co-producer

Paul Schiff
producer

Lauren Weissman
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Peter Suschitzky
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Editor

Bruce Green
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Casting Director

Juel Bestrop
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Risa Bramon Garcia
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Production Designer

Art Director

Steven Wolff

Set Decorator

Anne H. Ahrens

Costume Designer

Durinda Wood
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Makeup Department

makeup artist

Edouard F. Henriques
makeup supervisor

Elaina P. Schulman
hair stylist

Pamela Vincent-Casey
additional hair stylist

Edward Irastorza
assistant makeup effects lab technician

Production Manager

Ira Shuman
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Yudi Bennett
first assistant director

Debra Kent
second second assistant director

Daniel Silverberg
second assistant director

John R. Woodward
first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department

Elizabeth M. Burhop
art department research

Brad Curry
set dresser

Amy Feldman
set dresser

Trish Gallaher Glenn
property master

Martha Goode
art department coordinator

Jane Kilkenny
model builder

Pete Lawrence
construction coordinator

Richard Toyon
set designer

Clyde Zimmerman
painter

Sound Department

James Ashwill
foley mixer

Beth Bergeron
supervising adr editor

Michael Dressel
foley editor

Robert Grieve
supervising sound editor

Hilda Hodges
foley artist

Gary Holland
boom operator

Gregg Landaker
sound re-recording mixer

Steve Maslow
sound re-recording mixer

John Murray
supervising foley editor

Dan O'Connell
foley artist

Roy Seeger
assistant sound editor

Jeff Wexler
sound mixer

Special Effects

James M. Hart
special effects coordinator

David Sandlin
special effects supervisor

Stunts

Perry Barndt
stunts

Loyd Catlett
stunts

Gilbert B. Combs
stunts

Gary Edelen
stunts

Troy Gilbert
stunts

Gene Hartline
stunts

Chris Howell
stunt coordinator

Robert Keller
stunts

Hanne Borge Kesten
stunts

Jamie Jo Medearis
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Jenna Abrahamson-Minardi
lighting technician

Michael Baird
video assistant

Nico Bally
rigging grip

Alan J.F. Betrancourt
camera loader

Katherine M. Butler
first assistant camera

David R. Christensen
electrician

Mike Connors
dolly grip

Gary Dagg
key grip

David Daunt
camera technician: Wescam, aerial unit

Mitch Dubin
camera operator

Ken Fisher
Steadicam assistant

David Garden
second assistant camera

Michael Gfelner
Steadicam assistant

Bob Gorelick
Steadicam operator

Jim Grce
gaffer

Kirk Hunsicker
lighting technician: musco light

Joe Kelly
best boy grip

Dan Kneece
Steadicam operator

Jeffrey Laszlo
additional camera operator

Stephen Les
grip

Rexford L. Metz
camera operator: aerial unit

Ralph Nelson
still photographer

Dayton Nietert
rigging gaffer

Jason Poteet
rigging key grip

Joe Ritter
Steadicam assistant

Rob Sweeney
first assistant camera

Steve Venetis
best boy electric

Elizabeth Ziegler
Steadicam operator

Animation Department

John Monsour
24 frame computer animation

Casting Department

Amy Caton-Ford
extras casting: Seattle

Tina Kerr
extras casting assistant

Jennifer Low Sauer
casting assistant

Robert J. Teitelbaum
extras casting: Los Angeles

Mary Vernieu
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Camille Argus
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Gary Burritt
negative cutter

Mark L. Levine
assistant editor

Sheila MacDowell
assistant editor

Fabienne Rawley
associate editor

Music Department

Bruce Botnick
score mixer

Kenneth Hall
supervising music editor

Steven L. Smith
music preparation

Scott Stambler
music editor

Nick Vidar
music programmer

musician

Transportation Department

William Ballard
transportation captain

James Nordberg
transportation

David Shaffer
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Vicky Berglund-Davenport
location consultant: Seattle

Michele A. Carmel
set production assistant

Pam Cornfeld-Walker
production coordinator

title designer

Steven R. Kutcher
bug wrangler

Josh Laurence
production assistant

Jill Maxcy
production assistant

Roxanne Reaver
assistant accountant

Peter M. Robarts
location manager

Sharon Sacks
studio teacher

John D. Sarviss
helicopter pilot: aerial unit

Spooky Stevens
unit publicist

Tammy Strange
location consultant

Marion Tumen
script supervisor

Riley Kathryn Ellis
studio executive

Production Company

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Criterion Collection, The

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Fox Lorber

Gativideo

Manuel Salvador

Miscellaneous

Cinema Research
titles and opticals

Dixon Walker Casting
casting: seattle

J. Dolan Projection Units
location projection system provided by

Los Angeles Casting Express Inc.
extras casting: los angeles

Musco Mobile Lighting Ltd.
lighting

R.E.D. Productions
titles

Skywalker Sound
post-production sound services

Tomkats Catering
catering






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