Losing Isaiah (1995)

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R | 1 hr 48 mins | Drama, Adaptation | Released: 3/17/1995 |Box Office Total: $6.0M

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Synopsis:

A child is torn between his estranged birth mother and the family that raised him.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/17/1995

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Stephen Gyllenhaal	Director
Cast	Credit
Jessica Lange	Margaret Lewin
Halle Berry	Khaila Richards
David Strathairn	Charles Lewin
Cuba Gooding Jr	Eddie Hughes
Daisy Eagan	Hannah Lewin
Marc John Jefferies	Isaiah
Samuel L. Jackson	Kadar Lewis
Joie Susannah Lee	Marie
Regina Taylor	Gussie
LaTanya Richardson	Caroline Jones
Jacqueline Brookes	Judge Silbowitz
Donovan Ian Hunter McKnight	Amir
Rikkia A Smith	Josie
Paulette McDaniels	Ethel
Velma Austin	Rehab Leader
Glenda Starr Kelley	Group Leader
Joan Kohn	Toby Fredericks
Patrick Clear	Bill Fredericks
Gabriella Santinelli	Heidi
Mike Bacarella	Liquor Store Clerk
Mike Houlihan	Liquor Store Cop No 1
John Beasley	Garbage Man
James Eichling ('Ike')	Garbage Man
James F Tillett	Intern
John Judd	Paramedic No 1
Cheryl Hamada	ER Nurse
Jackie Taylor	ER Nurse
Valerie Shull	Mrs Ianelli
Laura Ceron	NICU Woman
Jackie Samuel	NICU Nurse
Deanna Dunagan	Dr Goldfein
Mike Nussbaum	Dr Jamison
Margaret Travolta	Sandra Harris
Eddie Bo Smith Jr	Alley Junkie
Jaqueline Fleming	File Cabinet Girl
Sibyl Offutt	Tenement Woman
Greg Hollimon	Tenement Man
Rick Worthy	Alley Man
Torrence W Murphy	Alley Man
Crystal Barnes	Inmate
Shelia-Marie Robinson	Inmate
LaTaunya Bounds	Inmate
Tamara Rutledge	Inmate
Valeri Ross	Day Care Teacher
Jacqueline Williams	Day Care Worker
Ora Jones	Day Care Woman
Nicholas Foster	Boy at Swings
Thomica Laquice Simmons	Neighbor Girl
Evan Lionel	Paramedic No 2
Jennifer Crystal	Park Nanny
Matthew Brennan	Boy Singer
Denise Aguilar	Singer
Christy Lombardi	Singer
Hector Matos	Singer
Stephanie Mullin	Singer
Daniel Nudelman	Singer
Elbert Pagan Jr	Singer
Kate Tash	Singer
Christ Tossing	Singer
Jonathan Rivera	Cymbals Player
Karen Luehne	Pianist
Brian Friedopfer	Duck
Paul Jorjorian	Duck
Production Credits	Credit
Kimberly Brent	Associate Producer
Howard "Hawk" Koch Jr	Producer
Naomi Foner	Producer
Sharon Owyang	Associate Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Koch Company Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Chicago, Illinois
Writer	Credit
Naomi Foner	Screenplay
Seth J Margolis	Novel as Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Elton L MacPherson	Production Auditor
Lisa Knudson	Production Auditor - assistant production auditor
Art Department	Credit
Kimberly K Miller	Art Department Coordinator
Mary A Brady	Set Dresser - set dressing buyer
William David Arnold	Art Director
Joel Prihoda	Lead Person
Suzan Wexler	Set Designer
Jay R. Hart	Set Decorator
Jeannine Oppewall	Production Designer
Michael D Gianneschi	Set Dresser
Cydney M Harris	Set Designer
Aaron C Holden Jr	Set Dresser
Carson E Mayne	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Shaunda Grace Jones	Casting Assistant
Sandra Grand	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Aleta Chappelle	Casting Director
Leigh French	Voice Casting
Karen Peake	Extras Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Will R Gatlin	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
William Ward	Lighting Technician
Frank Yario Jr	Video - video engineer
Andrew B Walzer	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Andrzej Bartkowiak	Director of Photography
Michael Gershman	Camera Operator
Mikael Glattes	Photography - assistant photographer
Amy R Herguth	Camera - film loader
Terry Haggar	Color Timer
Chris Haarhoff	Steadicam Operator
Anthony J Lullo	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
David Morenz	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant photography
Hope A Nielsen	Camera - film loader
William R Nielsen Jr	Photography - assistant photographer
William R Nielsen Sr	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant photography
Gerrit Dangremond	Camera Operator
Alphonse Blumenthal	Lighting Technician
Jim Blanford	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Sam A Bertone Jr	Lighting Technician
Richard Foreman	Photography - still photographer
Ted Lichtenfeld	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Robert Krzeminski	Lighting Technician
William E Hedenberg	Camera Operator - aerial camera operator
James Ritchie	Lighting Technician
Music	Credit
Tom Carlson	Music Editor
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor - orchestra contractor
Timothy R Sexton	Music Supervisor
Mark Isham	Music
Mark Isham	Trumpet - trumpet solos
Ken Kugler	Music - music orchestrator & conductor
Charles Martin Inouye	Music Editor - preview music editor
Bob Bornstein	Music - music preparation
Stephen Krause	Music - music re-recording
Wayne Shorter	Music - saxophone solos
Phil Marshall	Music - original source music
Physical Effects	Credit
Rick LeFevour	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Margaret J Orlando	Production Coordinator - production office coordinator
Dru Anne Carlson	Script Supervisor
Demetra Diamantopoulos	Assistant Location Manager
Ellen H Schwartz	Assistant Director
Jacolyn Baker	Location Manager
Ronald G Smith	Production Manager
Margaret Bedolla	Assistant Production Coordinator - assistant production office coordinator
Betsy Bottando	Location Manager
Bettiann Fishman	Assistant Director
Mark Mamalakis	Assistant Location Manager
Stefanie A Moore	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Lapacazo M Sandoval	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Allen Hartz	ADR Editor
Jeffrey J Haboush	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Christopher Flick	Foley Editor
Ken Dufva	Foley Artist
Anne Couk	Assistant Sound Editor
Beth Sterner	Sound Editor
Bob Baron	ADR Mixer
Tom Nelson	Sound Mixer
Randy K Singer	Foley Mixer
Frank Smathers	Sound Effects Editor
Daniel J Richter	Boom Operator
Jeffrey Payne	Foley Editor
Renee Tondelli	ADR Editor
david fein	Foley Artist
Bill Ward	Assistant Sound Editor
Kevin E Carpenter	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Susan Dudek	Sound Editor
John Kwiatkowski	Sound Effects Editor
Tammy Fearing	Assistant Sound Editor
Kim Secrist	Sound Effects Editor
Greg P Russell	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Charles McDonald	Titles - title design
Thomas P Ryba	Special Effects Coordinator
Donald Rio McNichols	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Lun Ye' Hodges	Hair Stylist
Joann Lam	Costumes - Jessica Lange's costumer
Susan Kaufmann	Costume Supervisor
Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff	Set Costumer
Mary Malin	Costume Designer
Matiki Anoff	Makeup Artist
Carol Meikle	Hair Stylist - Halle Berry's hairstylist