True Romance (1993)
| Release Date | 10 September 1993 |
| Budget | $13,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $12,000,000 |
| Tagline | Stealing, Cheating, Killing. Who said romance is dead? |
| Genre | Crime, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Road Movie, Crime Thriller |
| Mood | Thrill Rides |
| Themes | Lovers on the Lam, Criminal's Revenge, Drug Trade, Hired Killers |
| Tones | Bleak, Cynical, Goofy, Gritty, Harsh, Raunchy, Stylized |
| Tags | Drugs, Gangster, Ghost, Kill, On The Road, Pimp, Police, Prostitute/prostitution, Pursuit, Romance |
True Romance is a 1993 American romance crime film written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott. The title and plot are a play on the titles of romance comic books with their overwrought love stories—very popular in earlier decades—such as "True Life Secrets," "True Stories of Romance", "Romance Tales," "Untamed Love" and "Strange Love."
Cast and Crew
Frank Adonis
Frankie
Paul Bates
Marty
Joe D'Angerio
Police Radio Operator
John Bower
Detective
John Cenatiempo
Squad Cop #1
Patrick John Hurley
Monty
Dennis Garber
Lobby Cop #1
Scott Evers
Lobby Cop #2
Hilary Klym
Running Cop
Steve Gonzales
I.A. Officer
David Dean
Cop
Enzo Rossi
Elvis, Alabama's and Clarence's Son
Nancy Young
Hotel Hostage
Director
Writer
Producer
Gary Barber
producer
Lisa Cogswell
associate producer
Don Edmonds
co-producer
Spencer Franklin
associate producer
Gregory Manson
associate producer
Steve Perry
producer
James G. Robinson
executive producer
James W. Skotchdopole
co-producer
Bill Unger
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Jeffrey L. Kimball
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Editor
Michael Tronick
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Christian Wagner
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Casting Director
Risa Bramon Garcia
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Billy Hopkins
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Production Designer
Benjamín Fernández
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Art Director
James J. Murakami
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Set Decorator
Thomas L. Roysden
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Costume Designer
Susan Becker
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Makeup Department
Mary Barnard
wigs
Ron Scott
hair stylist
Ellen Wong
makeup artist
Production Manager
Jody Levin
post-production supervisor
Steve Perry
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carey Dietrich
second assistant director
Craig A. Pinckes
second second assistant director
James W. Skotchdopole
first assistant director
Art Department
Mike Blaze
property master
Larry Boyd
set dresser
Rick Chavez
assistant property master
Joseph C. Fama
gang boss
Tom J. Furginson
swing gang
Nancy Garber
assistant art director
Lloyd Hardy
gang boss
John Hinkle
stand-by painter
Ronald C. Jacobs
lead man
Ernest H. Lauterio
assistant property master
Mark Mahoney
tattoo designer
Joe Mendoza
drapery foreman
Louis Montejano
assistant art director
Jason Muscarella
propmaker
Joseph Muscarella
labor foreman
Michael Muscarella
construction coordinator
Anthony Paronelli
construction painter
Charles Sperber
gang boss
Ciro Vuoso
general foreman
Danny Wynands
gang boss
Sound Department
Bub Asman
sound effects editor
William C. Carruth
adr editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan
sound editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
sound editor
Greg Dillon
sound editor
Eric Gotthelf
foley mixer
Robin Harlan
foley walker
Robert G. Henderson
supervising sound editor
Bob Hile
stage loader
David M. Horton
sound editor
David L. Horton Jr.
foley editor
William B. Kaplan
production sound mixer
Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer
Darrin Martin
assistant sound editor
Sarah Monat
foley walker
Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer
Jayme S. Parker
sound editor
Matt Patterson
stage recordist
Charleen Richards
adr mixer
Lisa M. Risen
assistant adr editor
Earl Sampson
boom operator
James Simcik
supervising adr editor
Greg Steele
adr recordist
Jules Strasser
cable person
Scott A. Tinsley
foley editor
Brooke H. Ward
assistant sound editor
Dorothy Wright
foley recordist
Jerry Jacobson
sound editor
Special Effects
Robert S. Henderson
special effects
Michael Meinardus
special effects coordinator
Francisco X. Pérez
prosthetic makeup design
Larry M. Shorts
special effects
Stunts
Todd J. Adelman
stunts
Joni Avery
stunts
Kenny Bates
stunts
Steve Boyum
stunts
Keith Campbell
stunts
Steve Hulin
stunts
Eric Mansker
stunts
Noon Orsatti
stunts
Steve Perry
stunts
Charlie Picerni
stunt coordinator
Chuck Picerni Jr.
stunts
Paul V. Picerni Jr.
stunts
Steve Picerni
stunts
Tony Rich
stunts
Robby Robinson
stunts
Ric Roman Waugh
stunts
Big Daddy Wayne
stunts
Nancy Young
stunts
Nick Brett
utility stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Clyde E. Bryan
first assistant camera: second unit
Richmond G. Cogswell
video assist operator
William Cueto
lighting technician
Ray De La Motte
camera operator: second unit
Dan Delgado
gaffer
Michael Franz
lighting technician
Michael Genne
camera operator
Warren Burke Gerrard
lighting technician
Thomas Gibson
best boy
Daniel C. Gold
first assistant camera
Hilary Klym
grip
Frank Mathews
assistant chief lighting technician
Mark Meyers
grip
Leo J. Napolitano
camera operator: second unit
Ken Nishino
first assistant camera
Frank Parrish
camera loader
Olivia Patton
camera intern
Aaron Pazanti
camera operator: second unit
Ron Phillips
still photographer
J. Michael Popovich
key grip
Rick Rader
grip
Gregory J. Schmidt
camera operator: second unit
Mike Schwake
dolly grip
Dennis Seawright
second assistant camera
Nick Shuster
second assistant camera
Gregory Lundsgaard
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Bill Pecchi
underwater camera operator
Casting Department
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Suzanne Smith
casting associate
Mary Vernieu
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Greg Hall
costumer
Dawn Y. Line
key costumer
Hugo Peña
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Ken Blackwell
first assistant film editor
Tony Ciccone
first assistant film editor
Saul Escobedo
color timer
Ray Morfino
color timer
Joe Mosca
assistant film editor
Boyd Steer
negative cutter
Paul M. Wagner
assistant film editor
Jay Wiechman
negative cutter
Music Department
Susan Abrams
music coordinator
Maureen Crowe
music supervisor
Thomas Milano
music editor
Jay Rifkin
score mixer, score recordist
Marie Snyder
music coordinator
John Van Tongeren
composer: additional music
Bruce Fowler
orchestrator
Laura Perlman
music editor
Christopher Ward
assistant to composer
Rick Winquest
music scoring mixer
Transportation Department
Steve Bonner
driver
Sparky Edmonston
transportation captain
Dennis Sean Fahey
driver
Jerry Gordon
driver
Jim Haag
driver
William Hogue
driver
Gene R. Johnson
driver
Jerry F. Johnson
driver
Linda Johnson
driver
Pete Johnson
transportation coordinator
Jim Kojaku
driver
Ralph Landolfi
driver
John Kris Larsen
driver
Douglas Miller
driver
Kenneth Newland
driver
Ted Reed
driver
Frank Reinhard
driver
Jeffery Duke Stevens
driver
Jim Sullivan
driver
John L. Sullivan
driver
Patrick L. Winton
driver
Paul Youds
driver
Other Crew
Todd J. Adelman
first aid
Jennifer Amerine
assistant: Bill Unger
Maryellen Aviano
on-set coordinator
Linda C. Azevedo
accounting assistant
Stuart Raven Barter
location scout
Mady Manson Burza
assistant production accountant
Paul A. Calabria
animal trainer
Frank B. Davis
craft service
Ed Eppersen
motorcycle officer
Joanna Farrand
production assistant
Spencer Franklin
production coordinator
Tom Garner
motorcycle officer
Edward E. Giddens
production secretary
Lesley Grant
assistant: Christian Slater
Jerry Heiss
assistant: Tony Scott
David Linck
unit publicist
Gregory Manson
production accountant
Deborah J. Page
assistant location manager
Michael Papac
armorer
Cathy Perry Marshall
stand-in
Debbie Pinckes
production associate
Janice Polley
location manager
Don Stanley
motorcycle officer
Lisa Marie Stetler
assistant production coordinator
Susie Thompson
production assistant
P.R. Tooke
script supervisor
Richard E. Wacker
stand-in
Richard Clark
playback supervisor
Michael Kallio
production assistant
Michael Mendelsohn
financial consultant
Production Company
Morgan Creek Productions
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Davis-Films
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August Entertainment
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Metropolitan Filmexport
TriPictures
Roadshow Entertainment
Arcade Movie Company
Warner Home Video
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Dutch FilmWorks (DFW)
EuroVideo
Art Free
Atlantic Film
Egmont Film
Gativideo
Roadshow Entertainment Video
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Miscellaneous
Cinema Research
titles and opticals
Completion Bond Company
completion bond
Hansard
process compositing
Inter Video
24 frame video playback
Morgan Creek Records
soundtrack published by
Nina Saxon Film Design
title design
Skywalker Sound
sound re-recorded at
Tony's Food Service
catering
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