Weeds (1987)
| Release Date | 16 October 1987 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | Feel what it's like from the inside. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Prison Film, Biopic [feature] |
| Themes | Prison Life, Writer's Life |
| Tags | Achievement, Critic, Inmate, Play [recreation], Prison, Riot [uprising], Show |
Weeds is a 1987 American drama film about a prison inmate who writes a play that catches the attention of a visiting reporter. The film was directed by John D. Hancock, and stars Nick Nolte, Ernie Hudson, and Rita Taggart.
Cast and Crew
Cast
John Toles-Bey
Navarro
Essex Smith
Vocalist
Sam L. Waymon
Vocalist
Orville Stoeber
Lead Guitar
Cyro Baptista
Bass Guitar
J.J. Johnston
Lazarus
Ray Reinhardt
Pop Umstetter
Amanda Gronich
Bagdad's Girlfriend
Felton Perry
Associate Warden
Barton Heyman
Godot Player
Walter Charles
Godot Player
William Lucas
Rabble Rouser
Reggie Montgomery
Rabble Rouser
Amy C. Bass
Grad Student
Nicholas Wyman
Associate Warden
Richard K. Olsen
Derrick Mann
Drew Eliot
Fisher Cobb
Gerald Orange
Inmate
Leonard Johnson
Inmate
Frank Gio
Inmate
Gift Harris
Inmate
Paul Weeden
Inmate
Maximo Cerda
Inmate
Michael Luciano
Guard
Daniel Kent
Guard
Howard Spiegel
House Manager
Lou Criscuolo
Waiter
Denny Burt
Caterer
Raymond Rivera
Busboy
Bill Badalato
Doorman
John Bonitz
Dean
Bill Cross
Pound Attendant
Rhesa Stone
Saleswoman
James Deuter
Motel Manager
Kirsten Baker
Kirsten
John Ring
Parole Board
Robert Miano
Parole Board
Sam Stoneburner
Parole Board
Robert J. Maxwell
Bruce Olson, Corrections Officer
Rob McGowan
Newspaper Critic #2
Rachel Singer
Audience Member
Bill Telfer
Inmate
Director
John D. Hancock
Writer
Dorothy Tristan
John D. Hancock
Producer
Bill Badalato
producer
Fred Baron
associate producer
Patricia Carr
associate producer
Ken Kitch
associate producer
Mel Pearl
executive producer
Original Music
Orville Stoeber
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Cinematographer
Jan Weincke
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Editor
David Handman
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Dennis M. O'Connor
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Jon Poll
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Casting Director
Barbara Hanley
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Cathy Henderson
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Production Designer
Joseph T. Garrity
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Art Director
Pat Tagliaferro
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Set Decorator
Jerie Kelter
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Costume Designer
Mary Kay Stolz
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Makeup Department
Edouard F. Henriques
makeup artist
Anthony Sorrentino
hair stylist
Production Manager
Bill Badalato
unit production manager
James L. Honore
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Randall Badger
second assistant director
Paul Deason
first assistant director
Larry Lipton
second assistant director
Buck McDancer
second unit director
Art Department
David Brace
lead man
Robert Lucas
lead man
Francine Mercadante
set designer
James F. Oñate
painter
Mark S. Turner
lead scenic
Richard A. Villalobos
assistant set decorator
Brian Kontz
plasterer
Jeffrey Schlatter
construction coordinator
Sound Department
Mary Andrews
adr editor
Bobbi Banks
assistant sound editor
David Bartholomew
sound editor
Sandy Berman
supervising sound editor
Ed Callahan
sound editor
James Christopher
sound editor
Susan Dudeck
sound editor
John P. Fasal
post-production sound recordist
Sukey Fontelieu
adr editor
Meredith Gold
assistant sound editor
Stephen Halbert
boom operator
Jay M. Harding
sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Jacobs
foley artist
Mark A. Mangini
supervising sound editor, sound effects recordist
Anthony Milch
sound editor
Robert Morrisey
appentice sound editor
Bob Newlan
sound editor
Mark Pappas
assistant sound editor
Aaron Rochin
sound re-recording mixer
Richard Shorr
sound editor
Scott D. Smith
production sound mixer
Edward M. Steidele
foley artist
David E. Stone
sound editor
James Thorton
sound mixer
Gregory H. Watkins
sound re-recording mixer
David Williams
sound editor
Special Effects
Rick Barefoot
special effects
Marvin Gardner
special effects
Mike Menzel
special effects
Robert G. Willard
special effects
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
stunts
Joe Dunne
stunt coordinator
Robert Elmore
stunts
Jon H. Epstein
stunts
Julius LeFlore
stunts
Randy Peters
stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
stunts
Jimmy Lee Sessoms
stunts
Brian J. Williams
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Chet Badalato
second assistant camera
Steve Barnes
first assistant camera
Frank Caslin
electrician
Chuck Catotti
lighting designer
Scott R. Davis
grip
Lynn Dodson
best boy electric
John Ferguson
gaffer
Austin Goss
electrician
Chip Hackler
second assistant camera
Jim Cody Harrington
best boy grip
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
dolly grip
Bobby Huber
key grip
Charles Jimenez
grip: Chicago
Lawrence Karman
first assistant camera
Michael Levine
camera operator
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam operator: Chicago
Kyle T. MacDowell
grip
Bradley T. Matthys
grip: Chicago
Frank Miller
camera operator: Chicago
Jeff Moore
first assistant camera
Roland Neveu
still photographer
Rick Raphael
Steadicam operator
Oley Sassone
director of photography: second unit
Owen Stephens
rigging gaffer
Robert Swander
gaffer: Chicago
John Swanders
gaffer: Chicago
Durk Tyndall
grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denny Burt
costumer
Sally Howard
wardrober
Jay Mohler
wardrober
Editorial Department
Kris Bergen
assistant film editor
Rod Dean
first assistant film editor
Tommy Dorsett
assistant film editor
Kris Garfield
assistant film editor
Leslie Jones
assistant film editor
Robert Lederman
additional editor
Ken Morrisey
assistant film editor
Christian Wagner
assistant film editor
Music Department
Andrew Barrett
orchestrator
Robin Gray
music scoring engineer
Scott Grusin
music editor
Carlton Kaller
music editor
Janice Parker
assistant music editor
Joseph Turrin
orchestrator
Transportation Department
Eric Bartsch
driver
Other Crew
Bundy Chanock
set medic
Jerry Evans
choreographer
John B. Griffin
location manager
Jeffrey Harlacker
associate to producer
Judith Saunders
script supervisor
Susan Willett
production associate
Anne Wilson
assistant accountant
Production Company
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
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Kingsgate Films
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Distributor
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
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Paramount Pictures
Succéfilm AB
VCL Communications GmbH
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VTI Home Vídeo
Miscellaneous
Chicago Audio Works
production sound services
Related Lists
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Weeds
