The Impostors (1998)

Regisseur:

Stanley Tucci

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Stanley Tucci (written by)

Premierendatum:

2. Oktober 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie

Werbezeile:

Now the time has come...to act.

Plot:

In an attempt to resurrect the slapstick comedy of Laurel and Hardy or The Marx Brothers, Stanley Tucci...

Plot Keywords:

1930s | Actor | Attempted Murder | Audition | Bakery

Nutzerkommentare:

Love this movie!

Besetzung

Oliver Platt	...	Maurice
Stanley Tucci	...	Arthur
Walker Jones	...	Maitre D'
Jessica Walling	...	Attractive Woman
David Lipman	...	Baker in Kramer's Pastries
E. Katherine Kerr	...	Gertrude in "Hamlet"
George Guidall	...	Claudius in "Hamlet"
William Hill	...	Bernardo in "Hamlet"
Alfred Molina	...	Sir Jeremy Burtom
Michael Emerson	...	Burtom's Assistant
Jack O'Connell	...	Stage Manager
Matt Malloy	...	Mike / Laertes in "Hamlet"
Ted Blumberg	...	Francisco in "Hamlet"
Lili Taylor	...	Lily 'Lil'
Tony Shalhoub	...	Voltri, First Mate
Teagle F. Bougere	...	Sheik
Elizabeth Bracco	...	Pancetta Leaky
Steve Buscemi	...	Happy Franks
Allison Janney	...	Maxine
Matt McGrath	...	Detective Marco
Richard Jenkins	...	Johnny Leguard
Isabella Rossellini	...	The Veiled Queen
Campbell Scott	...	Meistrich
Billy Connolly	...	Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro
Dana Ivey	...	Mrs. Essendine
Hope Davis	...	Emily Essendine
Arden Myrin	...	Stewardess with Luggage
Allan Corduner	...	Captain
Christopher Pomeroy	...	Steward
Sarah McCord	...	Stewardess with the Queen
Lewis J. Stadlen	...	Bandleader
Phyllis Somerville	...	Woman at Bar with Pills
Amy Hohn	...	Woman with Captain
Michael Higgins	...	Older Man who Drops Dead
Ken Costigan	...	Bartender with Big Glass
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Woody Allen	...	Audition Director (uncredited)
Clint Atkinson	...	Theater Husband (uncredited)
Pasquale Cajano	...	Shipmate (uncredited)
Gregg Gilmore	...	Drummer (uncredited)
Kris Murphy	...	The Escort (uncredited)
Craig Watkinson	...	Shipmate (uncredited)
Breindel Wood	...	Young Mother on Central Park Boathouse lawn (uncredited)

Regie
Stanley Tucci

Buch (WGA)
Stanley Tucci		(written by)

Produktion
Elizabeth W. Alexander	....	producer
Jonathan Filley	....	executive producer
Stanley Tucci	....	producer

Originalmusik
Gary DeMichele

Kamera
Ken Kelsch

Schnitt
Suzy Elmiger

Casting
Ellen Lewis

Szenenbild
Andrew Jackness

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Chris Shriver

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Catherine Davis

Kostüme
Juliet Polcsa

Maske/Frisuren
Verne Caruso	....	assistant hair stylist
Victor DeNicola	....	key hair stylist (as Victor Denicola)
Rita Ogden	....	assistant makeup artist
Carla White	....	key makeup artist
Johann Benét	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Linda Grimes	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Jonathan Filley	....	unit production manager
Margo Myers	....	production supervisor
Charlie Vogel	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Regieassistenten
Lisa Janowski	....	second assistant director
Justin Muller	....	first assistant director
Brian A. York	....	second second assistant director (as Brian York)

Ausstattung (Stab)
Gary Aharoni	....	assistant property master
Andre Belgrader	....	artistic consultant (as Andrei Belgrader)
James Bono	....	property assistant
Deirdre Brennan	....	set decorating coordinator (as Deirdre Kinney-Brennan)
Anne Carroll	....	shop production assistant
Thomas Costabile	....	construction coordinator (as Tom Costabile)
Ernie Foster	....	scenic foreman (as Ernest Foster)
Joseph Garzero	....	charge scenic artist
Bruce Lee Gross	....	lead man (as Bruce Gross)
Ross Huttick	....	on-set dresser
Jeff Mazzola	....	property master
Carlos Menéndez	....	assistant art director (as Carlos Menendez)
Monique Mitchell	....	foreman grip
Victor Morales	....	scenic shop foreman
Myron Odegaard	....	construction electrician
Rudy Pelikan	....	construction foreman
Leslie Saulter	....	camera scenic artist (as Leslie Salter-Yacuk)
Rob Schmitt	....	construction key grip (as Robert Schmitt)
Lauri Blaire Schulman	....	art department coordinator
Bruce Swanson	....	set dresser
Steve Swanson	....	set dresser (as Stephen Swanson)
Robert Vaccariello	....	stand-by carpenter
Denis Zack	....	assistant lead man
Michael Herlihy	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Ton Stab
Gina Alfano	....	adr editor (as Gina R. Alfano)
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Benjamin Cheah	....	foley supervisor (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Robert Hein	....	supervising sound editor (as Bob Hein)
George Leong	....	boom operator
Sylvia Menno	....	dialogue editor
Richard Murphy	....	cable person
Richard Murphy	....	second boom operator
Mary Ellen Porto	....	adr editor
Jennifer Ralston	....	foley editor
Clete Ritta	....	foley engineer
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Melanie Ryder	....	assistant sound editor
William Sarokin	....	sound mixer
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
David Wahnon	....	assistant sound editor

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar)
B.H. Barry	....	stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
Douglas Crosby	....	stunts
Lizzie Olesker	....	stunts (as Elizabeth J. Olesker)
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts (as Felipe Sazahge)
Terry Serpico	....	stunts
Al Thompson	....	stunts
Susan Trout	....	stunts
Gary Warner	....	stunts

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Bill Almeida	....	best boy electric (as William Almeida)
Sam Burrell	....	key rigging grip
Fred Cohen	....	rigging gaffer
Jon Delgado	....	generator operator
Joe Donohue III	....	key rigging grip (as Joe Donohue)
Steve Drellich	....	camera operator
Scott Eberle	....	best boy grip
Bill Foley	....	still photographer
Charlie Grubbs	....	electrician: Murdoch Hall
Jim Jacobs	....	dolly grip (as James Jacob)
Robert Kummert	....	key grip (as Rob Kummert)
Todd Lichtenstein	....	electrician
Dennis A. Livesey	....	first assistant camera
Jim McConkey	....	steadicam operator (as James McConkey)
Robert Pokonski	....	electrician (as Bob Pokonski)
Eileen Schreiber	....	camera trainee
Phil Testa	....	gaffer
Stephen Treadway	....	second assistant camera
David Tumblety	....	electrician (as Dave Tumblety)
Justin Vanson	....	company grip
Franz Yeich	....	company grip
Jim Galvin	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting (Stab)
Byron Crystal	....	extras casting
Marcia DeBonis	....	casting associate (as Marcia Debonis)
Vivian Hasbrouk	....	casting assistant

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Tommy Boyer	....	costumer
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton	....	wardrobe supervisor
Marcia Patten	....	wardrobe supervisor
Lauren Press	....	assistant costume designer

Schnitt (Stab)
Fred Heid	....	color timer
Zeborah Tidwell	....	associate editor
Noel Dowd	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Musik (Stab)
Lisandro Adrover	....	composer: song "Tango Music" from "Luis Bravo's Forever Tango"
Lisandro Adrover	....	musician: tango music
Miguel Bertero	....	musician: tango music
Steve Borne	....	music editor
John Bowes	....	musician: original score
Luis Bravo	....	musician: tango music
Margot Core	....	music supervisor
Brian Cullman	....	music producer: "Tango Music" from "Luis Bravo's Forever Tango"
Gary DeMichele	....	musician: original score (as Gary Demichele)
Domingo Diani	....	musician: tango music
John Head	....	music consultant
Isham Jones	....	composer: song "It's Funny to Everyone But Me"
Fernando Marzan	....	musician: tango music
Paul Maslin	....	musician: original score
Jeffrey Mickus	....	musician: original score (as Jeff Mickus)
Leonardo Suarez Paz	....	musician: tango music
Henry Salgado	....	musician: original score
Brian Sandstrum	....	musician: original score
Gisburg Smialek	....	assistant music editor
Miriam Sturm	....	musician: original score
Craig Williams	....	music engineer
Washington Williman	....	musician: tango music

Transporte
Brian Maxwell	....	transportation captain
Donald Sweeney	....	transportation co-captain

Restlicher Stab
Jo Andres	....	choreographer
Jim Carden	....	payroll accountant
Lisa Cofini	....	post-production accountant
Wendy Cohen	....	product placement
Jennifer Craig	....	assistant: Mr. Tucci and Ms. Alexander
Charles Furer	....	location scout
Mary Gambardella	....	script supervisor
Ellen Gannon	....	production coordinator
Alicia Haldenwang	....	production secretary
Sam Hutchins	....	location manager
Kenneth M. Kroll	....	production accountant
Colin MacLellan	....	key set production assistant (as Colin A.J. Maclellan)
Karen Mahan	....	set production assistant
Andrew McDade	....	location assistant
Kiersten Pilar Miller	....	set production assistant
Andy Muller	....	set production assistant
Riaz Patel	....	production assistant
Ian Roumain	....	set production assistant
Patricia Story	....	unit publicist (as Pat Story)
Susan Strine	....	assistant accountant
Anita Sum	....	assistant production coordinator
Troy Thomas	....	security officer
Rose Viggiano	....	location assistant: Murdoch Hall
Andrew Vogliano	....	assistant: Mr. Filley
Will Wilder	....	parking coordinator
Joseph Zolfo	....	assistant location manager
James Janowsky	....	craft service (uncredited)
Claudia Lewis	....	production executive (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• First Cold Piece
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (a News Corporation Company)

Verleihfirmen

• 20th Century Fox Television (USA) (TV) (a News Corporation Company)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (Germany)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures
• Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (as Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

Weitere Firmen

• Allen-Esmonds Shoe Corporation  thanks
• Artists Rights Society  thanks
• Authentic Models  thanks: steamer chairs
• Billboard Magazine  thanks
• C-5  sound facilities
• C5  sound facilities (as C5, Inc.)
• Cecil B. DeMeals Inc.  catering and craft service
• Chicago Musical Connection  strings provided by
• Christopher Hyland Inc.  thanks
• Cineric  titles and opticals
• Crouth & Fitzgerald  thanks
• Dr. Cam Recording  music engineered at
• Dr. Cam Recording  music recording (as Dr. Cam Recording, North Brook, Illinois)
• FTD  thanks
• Farrell's Costumes Ltd.  thanks
• Fendi Paola & Sorelle S.O.S.  thanks
• First Editions, N.Y.C.  thanks
• Fresh Dish  catering
• Hickory Business Furniture (HBF)  thanks
• Hunter Douglas Window Fashions  thanks
• J.G. Films  negative matching
• Lalique North America  thanks
• Lavazza Premium Coffee  thanks
• Levi Strauss & Co.  thanks: slates dress pants
• Lord West Formalware  thanks: men's formal wear
• Louis Vuitton Italia  thanks
• Museum fur Gestaltung Zürich  thanks
• New York Shakespeare Festival  thanks
• Old Chicago Telephones  thanks
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Patricia Underwood New York  thanks
• Playbill  thanks
• RCA Victor  soundtrack
• Rixson Hardware  thanks
• Sapho Galleries Inc. of New York  thanks
• Scalamandre Silks  thanks
• Sound One Corporation  sound re-recording facilities
• Steinway & Sons  thanks: piano
• Technicolor  color
• The National Shakespeare Co.  thanks
• Van Cleef & Arpels  thanks

Alternativ:

Ship of Fools (USA) (working title)
The Impostors - Zwei Hochstapler in Not (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for some language.

Länge:

101 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:LH | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:Atp

Drehorte:

Murdoch Hall - 114 Clifton Place, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Firma:

First Cold Piece

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Arthur puts his giant martini down on the counter, Happy can be seen in the background pulling it towards him. A second later when he and Emily are seen from the front talking, the martini glass is nowhere to be seen. It is too large to not be in the shot.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Maurice: [as they discuss an act which they did] I'm sorry.
Arthur: You stole my death.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt Some Like It Hot (1959)

Soundtrack:

(When We Are Dancing) I Get Ideas

Love this movie!

I rented this knowing nothing about it (not much of this kind of thing makes it to Kentucky). I just really like Oliver Platt. So I rented it one night in college, having nothing better to do...

And I loved it. It's really not like any movie I've ever seen. I'm not really a connoisseur of Laurel and Hardy or anyone like that--I'm just your average college kid, I guess. I don't like most American comedy, though, because it's a little too dependent on violence and switching one's brain off. But this movie was so different and so funny! It was silly, sure, but it was smart and really amusing. I love Steve Buscemi in everything he's in, and he was just TOO funny here. I was rolling in the floor.

And Campbell Scott was just great, I loved how he kept popping up at the most inopportune times. But my favorite part, I think, was that little bit with the Hamlet play. I've seen productions like this and known actors like that and it was just PERFECT! The archetypical actor who can't fit his inflated head through the backstage door. It was truly hilarious all the way through, and I don't know anything about what it could be based on. I just liked it a lot. But it's not your average American comedy, and it might inspire a love/hate response in many viewers. I think it's probably an acquired taste.