Dead Poets Society (1989)

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NR | 2 hr 8 mins | Comedy, Drama, Biopic, Period | Released: 6/2/1989 |Box Office Total: $94.5M

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Synopsis:

Set in an exclusive boys preparatory school in 1959, a newly appointed English teacher uses unconventional techniques to inspire his students in classic poetry.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
6/2/1989

Studio	Credit
Touchstone Films	Studio
Director	Credit
Peter Weir	Director
Cast	Credit
Robin Williams	John Keating
Robert Sean Leonard	Neil Perry
Ethan Hawke	Todd Anderson
Josh Charles	Knox Overstreet
Gale Hansen	Charlie Dalton
Dylan Kussman	Richard Cameron
Allelon Ruggiero	Steven Meeks
James Waterston	Gerard Pitts
Norman Lloyd	Mr Nolan
Kurtwood Smith	Mr Perry
Carla Belver	Mrs Perry
Leon Pownall	McAlister
George Martin	Dr Hager
Joe Aufiery	Chemistry Teacher
Matt Carey	Hopkins
Kevin Cooney	Joe Danburry
Jane Moore	Mrs Danburry
Lara Flynn Boyle	Ginny Danburry
Colin Irving	Chet Danburry
Alexandra Powers	Chris Noel
Melora Walters	Gloria
Welker White	Tina
Steve Mathios	Steve
Alan Pottinger	Bubba
Pamela Burrell	Directing Teacher
Allison Hedges	Actor/Fairy
Christine D'Ercole	Titania
John Cunningham	Mr Anderson
Debra Mooney	Mrs Anderson
John Martin Bradley	Bagpiper
Charles Lord	Mr Dalton
Kurt Leitner	Lester
Richard Stites	Stick
James J Christy	Spaz
Catherine Soles	Stage Manager
Hoover Sutton	Welton Professor
James Donnell Quinn	Procession Alumnus
Simon Mein	Welton Vicar
Ashton W Richards	Physical Education Teacher
Robert Gleason	Father of Spaz
Bill Rowe	Dormitory Porter
Robert J Zigler III	Beans
Keith Snyder	Russell
Nicholas K Gilhool	Shroom
Jonas Stiklorius	Jonas
Craig Johnson	Dewey
Chris Hull	Ace
Jason Woody	Woodsie
Sam Stegeman	Sam
Andrew Hill	Senior Student
Production Credits	Credit
Steven Haft	Producer
Duncan Henderson	Associate Producer
Paul Junger Witt	Producer
Tony Thomas	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Silver Screen Partners IV	Production Company
Witt/Thomas Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Filmnet	Foreign TV Distributor
Greater Union Distributors	Theatrical Distributor
WBI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Touchstone Pictures Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures International	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New Castle, Delaware, USA
St. Andrew's School, Middletown, Delaware, USA
Writer	Credit
Tom Schulman	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Robert M Gonzales	Assistant Accountant - accountant assistant
Allen E Taylor	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
John H Anderson	Set Decorator
Nigel Boucher	Lead Person - leadman
Sandy Veneziano	Art Director - art direction
Wendy Stites	Production Designer
Carleton E Reynolds	Set Designer
Louis Mann	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Chuck Lipscomb	Lead Person - leadman
Casting	Credit
Howard Feuer	Casting
Elina DeSantos	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Francois Duhamel	Photography - stills
Brian W Armstrong	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
John Seale	Director of Photography
Stephen G Shank	Camera Operator
Julie Offer	Projectionist - location projectionist
Bruce Pearson	Color Timer
Howard Rose	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Thomas E Miligan	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
John Ellingwood	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Music	Credit
Wanda Jackson	Song Performer
Karl Munchinger	Music Conductor
Jimmie Driftwood	Song
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra	Music Performer
Maurice Jarre	Music
Dan Carlin Sr	Music Editor - music editor supervisor
Patricia Carlin	Music Editor - music editor assistant
The Cadets	Song Performer
Joel Moss	Music - music recording
Fritz Reiner	Music Performer
Jessie Mase Robinson	Song
Ferdinand Leitner	Music Conductor
Joel Moss	Music - music mixer
Chicago Symphony Orchestra	Music Performer
Professor Longhair	Song Performer
Al Curry	Song
George Friedrich Handel	Music
James Johnson	Song
David Hykes	Song Performer
Wilhelm Kempff	Music Performer
Ernestine Smith	Song
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	Music Performer
Ludwig Van Beethoven	Music
Henry Roeland Byrd	Song
David Hykes	Song
Jerry Rehberg	Song
Pete St John	Song
Willie Lee Duckworth	Song
Bernard Lentz	Song
Production Management	Credit
Katharine Curtis	Production Coordinator
Duncan Henderson	Unit Production Manager
Alan B Curtiss	Assistant Director
Hope Williams	Script Supervisor
Michael John Meehan	Location Manager
B Thomas Seidman	Assistant Director
Brian T Fong	Assistant Director
John Rusk	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Lauren Beth Strogoff	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Phil Judd	Sound - sound recording
Robert Graham Jones	Post-Production Sound - re-synchronization
Robert Shoup	Foley Editor
Robert Shoup	Sound Effects Editor
Gordon Webb	Boom Operator
Charles Wilborn	Sound Mixer
Alan Splet	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
C J Appel	ADR Editor - ADR editor supervisor
Leigh French	ADR - ADR group coordinator
Tina Fallani	Foley - foley assistant
Robin Lee	Foley - foley assistant
Jeff Watts	Foley Editor - foley editor supervisor
Rob Cohen	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Peter Townsend	Sound Editor
Ann Kroeber	Sound Effects Editor
Marilyn McCoppen	ADR Editor
Robert Marty	Post-Production Sound - re-synchronization
Aaron Rochin	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Mary Helen Leasman	Foley Editor
John Verbeck	Sound Effects Editor
Luis Colina	ADR Editor - ADR editor assistant
Frank Eulner	Sound Effects Editor - sound effects editor assistant
Carlos Delarios	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Neal Thompson	Titles - title design
Allen L Hall	Special Effects Coordinator
Gary L Karas	Special Effects Foreman
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Bette Iverson	Hairdresser
Eddie Marks	Costume Supervisor
Marilyn Matthews	Set Costumer
Susan A Cabrall	Makeup
Anthony J Scarano	Set Costumer

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