Music of the Heart (1999)

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NR | Drama, Biopic, Urban, Music, Adaptation | Released: 10/29/1999 |Box Office Total: $14.8M

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Based on the true story of Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras and her passion for teaching. A single mother of two young children, whose husband left her for a family friend, leaves the security of her small hometown and moves to East Harlem and begins teaching violin to support her family. She didn't have extensive experience to offer the school; she had her talent, her determination, and her violins. At first, the kids, the parents, and the principal were skeptical. But, Roberta taught with such passion that it was infectious and soon her young violinists were manifesting incredible results--they were making beautiful, sophisticated music. The children proved to be dedicated, bright and disciplined young musicians. Despite her success, after 10 years of teaching, the Board of Education eliminates her position due to budget cuts, Roberta fights back and refuses to stop. Instead she starts her own non-profit organization to fund a violin program for three East Harlem public schools.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/29/1999

Studio	Credit
Miramax Records	Studio
Director	Credit
Wes Craven	Director
Cast	Credit
Meryl Streep	Roberta Guaspari
Angela Bassett	Janet Williams
Aidan Quinn	Brian Sinclair
Cloris Leachman	Assunta Guaspari
Jane Leeves	Dorothea von Haeften
Michael Angarano	Nick--Youth
Charlie Hofheimer	Nick--Teenage
Henry Dinhoffer	Lexi--Young
Kieran Culkin	Lexi--Teenage
Jay O Sanders	Dan Paxton
Cole Hawkins	Lawrence
Gloria Estefan	Isabel Vasquez
Justin Spaulding	Naeem Adisa--Youth
Jade Yorker	DeSean--Youth
Zoe Sternbach-Taubman	Guadalupe--Youth
Melay Araya	Rachel
Victoria Gomez	Lucy--Young
Jean-Luke Figueroa	Ramon Olivas
Lucy Nonas-Barnes	Becky Lamb
Socorro Santiago	Lucy's Mother
Robert Ari	Supervisor
Teddy Coluca	Taxi Driver
Justin Pierre Edmund	Bongo Kid
Josh Pais	Dennis Rausch
Mateo Gomez	Manuelo Olivas
Gideon Jacobs	Headlock Boy
French Napier	Painter No 1
Dominic Walters	Justin Brady
Eva Loomis	Vanessa Klein
Asease Korankyi	Shandra Wilson
Asha Sapp	Tanisha
Olga Merediz	Concepcion
Ian Quinlan	Carlos
Leilani Irvin	Myesha
Sam Fox Royston	Leonard Hood
Betsy Aidem	Mrs Lamb
Scott Owen Cumberbatch	Lawrence
Willie Stiggers	Henry
Rosalyn Coleman	Mrs Adisa
Sara Allen	Old Woman in Tenement Building
Myra Lucretia Taylor	Beverly Wilson
Hazel J Medina	Alice Crowley
Christopher Lopez	Adam
Jraida Polanco	Landady
Arthur French	Ernie--The Electrician
Naeem Jones	Toussaint
Christian Berreondo	Pedro
Adam LeFevre	Mr Klein
Arnold Steinhardt	Himself
Kirby Mitchell	New Times Reporter
Leon Addison Brown	Mr Adams
Karen Briggs	Herself
Majid R Khaliq	Naem Adisa--Teen
Omari Toomer	DeSean--Teen
Molly Gia Foresta	Guadalupe's--Teen
Cristina Gomez	Lucy--Teen
Itzhak Perlman	Himself
Isabel Segovia	Guadalupe's Grandmother
Isaiah Sheffer	Carnegie Hall Staff Person
Isaac Stern	Himself
John McGinty	Naval Officer
Mark O'Connor	Himself
Edmund Wilkinson	Man No 1 with Sheetrock
Diane Monroe	Herself
Michael Tree	Himself
Tarik Lowe	Teammate No 1
Justin Daly	Teammate No 2
Kevin Miller	Hall Boy
Julie Janney	Flight Attendant
Barbara Gonzalez	Janet's Secretary
Joshua Bell	Himself
Charles Veal Jr	Himself
Jonathan Feldman	Himself
Anibal Crooklyn Cuevas	Frog Hair Boy
Rosalyn Benniman	Woman at Opus Meeting
Sam Deutch	Violin Student
Ruben Jared Seraballs	Violin Student
Lucy Little	Violin Student
Andrew Mayer	Violin Student
Chantilly Mariani	Violin Student
Rafael John Alan Hines	Violin Student
Amanda Muchnick	Violin Student
Jordan Ware	Violin Student
Sophia Guaspari	Violin Student
Rebecca Dinhoffer	Violin Student
Jose Miguel Rojas	Violin Student
Thomas Martin	Violin Student
Christopher Katrandjian	Violin Student
Ama Korankyi	Violin Student
Production Credits	Credit
Stuart Besser	Co-Producer
Nicholas C Mastandrea	Associate Producer
Marianne Maddalena	Producer
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein	Executive Producer
Sandy Gallin	Co-Producer
Daniel Arredondo	Associate Producer
Walter Scheuer	Producer
Amy Slotnick	Executive Producer
Allan Miller	Producer
Susan Kaplan	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Wes Craven Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Laurenfilm	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Cecchi Gori Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
BVI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Bac Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Pamela Gray	Screenplay
Roberta Guaspari	From Story - based on the life story
Wes Craven	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Paul Tompkins	Accountant - payroll accountant
David Crockett	Production Auditor
Pepper O'Brien	Assistant Accountant
Rena De Grella	Accountant - accounting clerk
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Susan Humphrey	Animal Trainer - animal handler
Art Department	Credit
Patricia Sprott	Scenic Artist
Klara Zieglerova	Assistant Art Director
Bruce Alan Miller	Production Designer
Beth Kuhn	Art Director
Steve Kriegler	Dresser
Nora Kasarda	Art Assistant - art department assistant
George DeTitta Jr	Set Decorator
Jerry DeTitta	Lead Person
Karen Cusick	Art Department Coordinator
Chuck Potter	Assistant Set Decorator
Kevin Brink	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Bonnie Brinkley	Assistant Art Director
Gary Brink	Dresser
Darian Corley	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Janet Rush	Scenic Artist
Iosif Yusupov	Scenic Artist
Michael Cavotta	Dresser
Autumn Jones	Scenic Artist
Laura G Gillen	Scenic Artist
Michael Odell Green	Scenic Artist
Casting	Credit
Avy Kaufman	Casting
Debbie Sheridan	Extras Casting - extras casting associate
Joni Tackette	Extras Casting Assistant - Carnegie Hall extras casting assistant coordinator
Julie Lichter	Casting Associate - casting associates
Carol Ness	Extras Casting - Carnegie Hall extras casting coordinator
Beth Bowling	Casting Associate - casting associates
Craft Services	Credit
Davey Cutler	Craft Service
Caryn Cozzolino	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Peter Deming	Director of Photography
Liza Alhadeff	Camera Assistant
Dennis Green	Video Playback - 24-frame video playback
Chris Silano	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Kerry Hayes	Photography - still photographer
Ralph Crowley	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Cyd Fenwick	Camera - camera scenic
Jim McConkey	Steadicam Operator
Jonathan Lumley	Lighting Technician
Bruce MacCallum	Camera Operator
Clayton Liotta	Steadicam Operator - Steadicam assistant
Eileen Schreiber	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Joe Trammell	Video Playback - 24-frame video playback
Scott Yurko	Camera - camera scenic
Bill Almeida	Lighting Technician
Billal Wilson	Camera - camera loader
Chris Lombardozzi	Lighting Technician
William MacGhee	Lighting Technician
Tom Potoskie	Lighting Technician
Tom Shinn	Lighting Technician
John G. Velez	Lighting Technician - rigging lighting technician
Michael Papadopoulos	Lighting Technician - rigging lighting technician
Michael Phillips	Lighting Technician - rigging lighting technician
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Miramax International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Roberta Guaspari	Music Performer - violin teacher
Diane Warren	Song
Gloria Estefan	Song Performer
Mason Daring	Music
Bill Abbott	Music Editor
Sharon Boyle	Music Supervisor
NSync	Song Performer
Amelia Gold	Music Performer - violin teacher
Lois DiLivio	Music - production music coordinator
Lynelle Smith	Music Performer - violin teacher
Physical Effects	Credit
Nicholas J Biangiulio	Stunts - stunt performer
Peter Bucosi	Stunt Coordinator
Travis Jacobs	Stunts - stunt performer
Derrick Simmons	Stunts - stunt performer
Production Management	Credit
Joan Bostwick	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Elizabeth Klenk	Location Assistant
Lizz Grant	Production Coordinator
Kurt Uebersax	DGA Trainee
Gayle VanGrofsky	Location Manager
Phil Schulz	Assistant Location Manager
Sheila G Waldron	Script Supervisor
Daniel Arredondo	Post-Production Supervisor
Tina Anderson	Post-Production Coordinator
Besty Alton	Assistant Production Coordinator
John Robert Reed	Location Assistant
Andrew J Sclocum	Location Assistant
Publicity	Credit
Peggy Mulloy	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Michael Barosky	Sound
Todd Toon	Sound Supervisor
Patty Brolsma	Boom Operator
Visual Effects	Credit
Danny Ferrington	Special Effects - violin special effects design
Al Griswold	Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Lisa Hazell	Hair Stylist
Elizabeth Feldbauer	Set Costumer
Christopher Peterson	Assistant Costume Designer
Anthony F Veader	Hair - department head hair
Jill E Anderson	Costumes - key costumer
Matiki Anoff	Makeup - department head makeup
J Roy Helland	Makeup Artist - makeup artist & hairstylist
Susan Lyall	Costume Designer
Chuck Casey	Costume Supervisor
Debi Young	Makeup Artist
Eileen Goh	Set Costumer
Stephanie Fischette	Costumes - costume assistant
Frankie Ritacco	Costume Supervisor

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