Total Recall (1990)
| Release Date | 01 June 1990 |
| Budget | $50,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $119,000,000 |
| Tagline | They stole his mind, now he wants it back. |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure, Tech Noir |
| Mood | Other Dimensions, Thrill Rides |
| Themes | Future Dystopias, Mind Games, Virtual Reality, Technology Run Amok, Assumed Identities |
| Tones | Humorous, Quirky, Visceral, Rousing, Tense, Paranoid, Slick |
| Tags | Conspiracy, Cover Up, Identity, Mars, Memory, Mutant, On The Run, Oxygen, Political Corruption, Resistance Fighters, Secrets |
Total Recall is a 1990 American science fiction action film. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, and Ronny Cox. It is based on the Philip K. Dick story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.” Directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon, Jon Povill, and Gary Goldman, it won a Special Achievement Academy Award for its visual effects. The soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith won the BMI Film Music Award.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Mel Johnson Jr.
Benny
Michael Champion
Helm
David Knell
Ernie
Mark Carlton
Bartender
Lycia Naff
Mary
Michael LaGuardia
Stevens
Priscilla Allen
Fat Lady
Ken Strausbaugh
Immigration Officer
Michael Gregory
Rebel Lieutenant
Ken Gildin
Hotel Clerk
Parker Whitman
Martian Husband
Ellen Gollas
Martian Wife
Gloria Dorson
Woman in Phone Booth
Erika Carlsson
Miss Lonelyhearts
Benny Corral
Punk Cabbie
Bob Tzudiker
Doctor
Erik Cord
Lab Assistant
Frank Kopyc
Technician
Chuck Sloan
Scientist
Dave Nicolson
Scientist
Paula McClure
Newscaster
Rebecca Ruth
Reporter
Milt Tarver
Commercial Announcer
Roger Cudney
Agent
Monica Steuer
Mutant Mother
Linda Howell
Tennis Pro
Morgan Lofting
Additional Voices
Patti Attar
Additional Voices
Bob Bergen
Additional Voices
Joe Unger
Additional Voices
Karlyn Michelson
Additional Voices
Director
Writer
Ronald Shusett
,
Jon Povill
Gary Goldman
Producer
Buzz Feitshans
producer
Robert Fentress
associate producer
Elliot Schick
associate producer
Ronald Shusett
producer
Andrew G. Vajna
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Jost Vacano
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Editor
Carlos Puente
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Frank J. Urioste
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Casting Director
Mike Fenton
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Valorie Massalas
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Judy Taylor
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Production Designer
William Sandell
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Art Director
José Rodríguez Granada
James E. Tocci
Set Decorator
Robert Gould
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Costume Designer
Erica Edell Phillips
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Makeup Department
Craig Berkeley
makeup artist
Rob Bottin
special makeup effects design and creation
Jeff Dawn
makeup department head
Vincent Prentice
special makeup effects
Raúl Sarmiento
assistant makeup artist
Alfred Sousa
special makeup effects: Rob Bottin Crew
Peter Tothpal
key hair stylist
Robin Weiss
makeup artist
Michael White
hair stylist
Production Manager
Anuar Badin
production manager
Pablo Buelna
production leader
Terry Collis
production manager
Marco Aurelio Ortiz
production chief
Juan Clemente Prosper
unit manager
Michael R. Sloan
post production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guillermo 'Memo' Carreno
second assistant director
Efren Del Moral
second assistant director
Matthew Feitshans
second unit director
Ileana Franco U.
second assistant director
A. Hugo Gutierrez Cuellar
second assistant director
Miguel Lima
first assistant director
Kuki López Rodero
first assistant director
Íñigo Vallejo-Nájera
second assistant director
Art Department
Henry Alvarez
sculptor
Scott Bobbitt
lead man
William Boyd
foreman
Steve Burg
illustrator
Judy Cammer
assistant art director
Elpidio Cano
plasterer
Miguel Chang
set designer
Larry Clark
painter
Ron Cobb
conceptual artist
Gary Deaton
foreman
Bruce Di Valerio
assistant construction coordinator
Cal DiValerio
construction coordinator
Thomas B. DiValerio
construction foreman
Dragon Dronet
specialty props
Carlos Echeveria
set designer
John R. Elliott
carpenter
Tim Flattery
illustrator
Dominic Gerace
carpenter
Giacomo G. Ghiazza
storyboard artist
Alfredo Gómez Capetillo
plasterer
Antonio Gómez Capetillo
plasterer
Scott Goodale
carpenter
George E. Hanson
painter
Daniel Hermosillo
painter
Steven Ladish
props
Neil Lamont
assistant art director
Enrique Lechuga
painter
Etta Leff
assistant set decorator
Francisco Marinas Romero
painter
Antonio Mata
property master
Antonio Mata Jr.
props supervisor
Jonathan McKinstry
assistant art director
Ron Miller
illustrator
Dennis J. Parrish
property master
Dan Pemberton
construction foreman
Daniel Perugini
plasterer
Carlos Romero
painter
Héctor Romero
assistant art director
Anna Sanchez Genard
set dressing assistant
Alex Scutti Jr.
plaster supervisor
Mazzareno Sgolacchia
propmaker
J. Fernando Solorio
set dresser
Benjamin Suarez
warehouse supervisor
Miles Teves
concept illustrator: Rob Bottin Productions
Marco Trentini
set designer
Theresa Wachter
set dresser
David Wiezer
model maker
Warren Williams
carpenter
Alejandro Ayala
art assistant
Chris Buchinsky
storyboard artist
Sound Department
David A. Arnold
dialogue editor
David Bartlett
sound effects editor
Ron Bartlett
sound effects editor
John Brilhante
re-recordist
Heriberto Cárdenas
cableman
James Christopher
sound effects editor
Carlos Delarios
re-recording mixer
Dean Drabin
adr mixer
Donald Flick
sound effects editor
Judee Flick
foley editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
supervising sound effects editor
Dana Gustafson
assistant sound editor
Scott Hecker
supervising dialogue editor
Nicholas James
sound effects editor
Doug Kent
assistant sound editor
Michael J. Kohut
re-recording mixer
Susan Mazzei
assistant sound editor
John Pospisil
special sound effects
Steve Richardson
foley editor
Aaron Rochin
re-recording mixer
Fred Runner
production sound, boom operator
Hank Salerno
adr editor
Norman B. Schwartz
supervising adr editor
Dan Sharp
re-recordist
George Simpson
sound effects editor
Michael R. Sloan
post-production sound supervisor
Gina Spiro
assistant sound editor
Nelson Stoll
production sound
Rosemarie Wheeler
assistant sound editor
Butch Wolf
foley editor
David W. Alstadter
foley mixer
Vanessa Theme Ament
foley artist
Oscar Mitt
sound
Special Effects
Henry Alvarez
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Jennifer Ann Barnes
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Paula Barnes
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Amanda Beard
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
James Belohovek
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Roland Blancaflor
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew, special effects technician: Rob Bottin Productions
Marcus Brancly
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
James Clark
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Allen Coulter
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Tracy DeFreitas
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Brian Dewe
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Stephan Dupuis
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Mike Elizalde
special effects technician
Fernando Favila
project coordinator: The Bottin Effects Crew
Jim Feldman
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Gunnar Ferdinandsen
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Greg Figiel
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Scott R. Fisher
special effects
Thomas L. Fisher
special effects coordinator
Tamara Fites
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Erick Geisler
creature effects
Roy Goode
mechanical
Lee Grodsky
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Gloria Hylton
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Karen Kleinfeld
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Bruce Y. Kuroyama
special effects technician
Dale L. Martin
special effects
Robin McDonald
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Tricia McFarlin
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Don McLeod
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Chuck Montova
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Becky Ochoa
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Dennis Pawlik
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Art Pimentel
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Margaret Prentice
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Vincent Prentice
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Tom Prossner
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Alberto Revilla
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Samuel Sanz
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Dawn M. Severdia
project coordinator: The Bottin Effects Crew
Ernie Shelton
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Loren Soman
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Alfred Sousa
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Richard Stutsman
special effects foreman: miniature unit
Miles Teves
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Blake Torney
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Andrea Toste
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Gene Young
model construction
Stuart Ziff
effects crew: The Bottin Effects Crew
Louise Alvarez
special effects crew
Robert DeVine
special effects
Visual Effects
Yarek Alfer
head sculptor
Philip Bartko
mechanical effects technician
Elissa Bello
visual effects
Rob Bottin
character visual effects
Eric Brevig
visual effects supervisor
John Frederick Bryant
production engineer: Metrolight Studios
Rob Burton
realtime motion control supervisor
Brent Collins
computer graphics designer
Michael Condro
motion control programmer/operator
Thierry Coup
model maker
C. Marie Davis
additional visual effects editor
Alex Funke
visual effects director of photography
Paul Gentry
director of photography: visual effects blue screen unit
Erik Henry
visual effects editorial
Tom L. Hutchinson
digital effects artist
Patric Kenly
visual effects animation cameraman: DQI
Carole A. Kenneally
video effects coordinator
Bill Kent
motion control operator
James W. Kristoff
executive in charge of production: MetroLight Studios
Brad Kuehn
optical photography supervisor
Mark A. Lasoff
software designer
Jeff Matakovich
optical supervisor: Dream Quest
Tim McGovern
visual effects: cgi director
Rob Menapace
motion control graphics
George Merkert
visual effects producer
Rexford L. Metz
visual effects director of photography
Derrick Mitchell
assistant visual effects editor
Marlo Pabon
visual effects compositor: DQI
William Powloski
motion control
B.J. Rack
visual effects producer
Linda Renaud
assistant visual effects editor
Thomas Rosseter
optical lineup
Dobbie Schiff
visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
Mary Siceloff
visual effects line producer
Jesse Silver
matte artist
Mark Stetson
miniature effects co-supervisor: SVSI
Michael Talarico
motion control camera technician: Dreamquest Images
George Trimmer
chief model maker
James Valentine
rotoscope supervisor
George Willis
model maker
Mark Yuricich
miniature effects foreman
Judy Elkins
motion control operator: miniatures
Michael Kory
CG monitor graphics
Scott Ross
general manager: ILM
Laurel Schneider
miniature effects production coordinator
Stunts
Gerardo Albarrán
stunts
Andy Armstrong
stunts
Alejandro Avendano
stunts
Gary Baxley
stunts
Dickey Beer
stunts
Simone Boisseree
stunts
Clay Boss
stunts
May Boss
stunts
Tony Brubaker
stunts
Cheré Bryson
stunts
Richard E. Butler
stunts
Roger Callard
stunts
Ignacio Carreño
stunts
Jorge Casares
stunts
Ann Chatterton
stunts
Doug Coleman
stunts
Simon Crane
stunts
Graeme Crowther
stunts
Vince Deadrick Jr.
stunts
Leon Delaney
stunts
Nick Dimitri
stunts
Kenny Endoso
stunts
Stephanie Epper
stunts
Donna Evans
stunts
Dana Dru Evenson
stunts
Jose Gallegos
stunts
Buddy Gilyard
stunts
Ed Hamilton
stunts
Roy E. Harrison
stunts
Swan Hefner
stunts
Freddie Hice
stunts
Johnny Hock
stunts
Marcia Holley
stunts
Robert Jauregui
stunts
Jeff Jensen
stunts
Joel Kramer
stunt coordinator
Steven Lambert
stunts
Gene LeBell
stunts
Wendy Leech
stunts
A. Michael Lerner
stunts
Fred Lerner
stunts
Billy D. Lucas
stunts
Lars Lundgren
stunts
Mauricio Martínez
stunts
Mike H. McGaughy
stunts
Bronco McLoughlin
stunts
Wayne Michaels
stunts
Bennie Moore
stunts
Gabriela Moreno
stunts
Steve Picerni
stunts
Gábor Piroch
stunts
Terry Richards
stunts
Walter Robles
stunts
Gregg Sargeant
stunts
Cherie Tash
stunts
Rafael Valdez
stunts
Ric Roman Waugh
stunts
Gary J. Wayton
stunts
David Webster
stunts
Danny Weselis
stunts
George P. Wilbur
stunts
Erik Cord
stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby
still photographer
Bob Bremner
gaffer
Donald Bryant
camera operator
Richard Clark
video playback supervisor
Gustavo Covarrubias
best boy
Teodoro García
second assistant camera
Anette Haellmigk
camera operator
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
key grip
Adolfo Lara
chief electrician
Ignazio Maccarone
electrician, gaffer
Hector M. Garcia Marin
first assistant camera
Carlos Montaño
camera operator
Enrique Morales
gaffer, electrician
Francisco Roble Mota
gaffer, electrician
Guillermo Moysen
first assistant camera
Xavier Pérez Grobet
first assistant camera
Álex Phillips Jr.
director of photography: second unit
Juan Manuel Priego
second assistant camera
Alan B. Samuels
video assist operator
Chuck Shuman
plate and blue screen photography
Bill Thornhill
best boy
Casting Department
Claudia Becker
casting: Mexico
Joni Kearney
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Haleen K. Holt
costume illustrator
Ismael Jardon
wardrobe
Taneia Lednicky
set costumer
Abel Melo
wardrobe
Mayes C. Rubeo
assistant costume designer
Joan Thomas
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Derek Brechin
assistant editor
Noori Dehnahi
post production coordinator
Ron Lambert
color timer
Teressa Longo
assistant editor
Humberto Luna-Gallardo
apprentice editor
Edgar Pavon
assistant editor
Carlos Puente
assistant editor
Florent Retz
assistant editor
Mark Eggenweiler
assistant editor
Music Department
Bruce Botnick
music engineer
Darrell Hall
assistant music editor
Kenneth Hall
music editor
Steve Love
music supervisor
Arthur Morton
orchestrator
Transportation Department
Jon Carpenter
transportation
Alan Collis
transportation captain
Donald Collis
transportation
Jack Collis
transportation
Lynn Collis
transportation
Bob Dewitt
transportation
Ricardo Díaz
driver
John Dickenson
transportation
John Downey
driver, transportation
Alma Rosa Elizondo
transportation
Shane Greedy
production van driver
Alfonso Paredes
driver
David Trevino
transportation captain
Tim Wolf
transportation
Other Crew
Armando Amador
production auditor
Kim Balser
assistant to executive producer
Michael Barnes
legal attorney
Pablo Buelna
assistant: Mr. Badin
Jane Bulmer
assistant to executive producer
Craig Campobasso
liason: Los Angeles
Eric Clarke
production assistant
Rhonda Columb
assistant: Mr. Schwarzenegger
Jim Davidson
production controller
Tony Didio Jr.
armorer
Lynn Ehrensperger
assistant: Mr. Verhoeven
Lily Flaschner
location manager
María Asunción Gómez
assistant production accountant
Judith Goodman
production coordinator
Jesús Guerrero
crowd coordinator
Mark David Katchur
assistant production accountant
Mark A. Lasoff
software designer
Steve Lionetti
production assistant
Norah Lozano
production auditor
Colonel Jorge Mancilla
security chief
Lynn Marks
assistant: Mr. Schwarzenegger
Steve Newman
marketing coordinator
Rosa Lilia Pérez Ortega
production secretary
Dennis J. Parrish
production associate
Charles Pattenson
production assistant
Gary Platek
laser and cloud effects
Trudy Ramirez
script supervisor
Joel Rosenberg
assistant production accountant
Anna Roth
location manager
Lilia Soto Aragón
script supervisor
Belinda Uriegas
assistant: Mr. Badin
Andrew G. Vajna
presenter
Mike Wacker
assistant: Mr. Schwarzenegger
Frans J. Afman
financial consultant
Harry Kopoian
airport liaison: Mexico
Thanks
Syd Dutton
special thanks
David Gale
special thanks
Lisa Krohn
special thanks
Dan Speaker
special thanks
Bill Taylor
special thanks
Larry Watermann
special thanks
Production Company
Carolco International N.V.
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Carolco Pictures
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TriStar Pictures
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Distributor
TriStar Pictures
Columbia TriStar Films
Image Entertainment
Pioneer
Live Video
,
Pioneer Entertainment
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Artisan Entertainment
,
Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
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Columbia Films
Elliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE)
Flashstar
Home Video Hellas (HVH)
IPA Asia Pacific
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
LK-TEL
Maple Pictures
Momentum Pictures
Scotia International Filmverleih
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Universal Pictures Benelux
,
Special Effects
Dream Quest Images
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HunterGratzner Industries
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Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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MetroLight Studios
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Stetson Visual Services Inc.
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Miscellaneous
Adolf Coors Company
special thanks
Albert G. Ruben and Company
production insurance
American Express
special thanks
CBS Studios, London
music recording
Cinema Research
titles and opticals
Columbia Studios
sound re-recording
Complete Film Corporation
completion bond
Continental Airlines
special thanks
Credit Lyonnais Bank (Nederland) N.V.
production financing
Credit Lyonnais
production financing
FGV Panther
panther dolly and crane arm
Hansard
process compositing
Hilton Hotels
special thanks
Inter Video
24 frame video playback
Lifestar International
medical services
Miller Brewing Company
special thanks
Modern Props
special technical props
National Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestra
Northwest Airlines
special thanks
Parker Public Relations
publicity
Peggy Siegal Company
publicity
Pepsi-Cola Company
special thanks
Proton
special thanks
The Sharper Image
special thanks
Stembridge Gun Rental Inc.
weapons
USA Today
special thanks
Varèse Sarabande
score album released by
Xerox Corporation
special thanks
Yamaha
digital keyboards
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