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Philadelphia (1993)

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PG-13 | 2 hr 5 mins | Drama | Released: 1/1/1993 |Box Office Total: $75.9M

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Andrew Beckett is a young up-and-coming lawyer who has just been fired by his prestigious law firm. His former colleagues claim he's just not good enough; Andrew says he's been fired because he has AIDS. Determined to defend his professional reputation; Andrew hires fierce personal-injury attorney Joe Miller to represent him as he sues his former firm for wrongful termination. Separated from Andrew by a deep social and cultural chasm, Joe is initially reluctant to take the case. For Andrew the battle is clear cut--he's fighting for his reputation, his life and for justice. Joe, however, faces a different kind of struggle as he confronts his own fears and prejudices about homosexuals.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/1/1993

Director	Credit
Alex Cox	Segment Director - clip director
Jonathan Demme	Director
Kristi Zea	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Tom Hanks	Andrew Beckett
Denzel Washington	Joe Miller
Roberta Maxwell	Judge Tate
Buzz Kilman
Karen Finley	Dr Gillman
Daniel Chapman	Clinic Storyteller
Mark Sorensen Jr	Clinic Patient
Jeffrey Williamson	Tyrone
Charles Glenn	Kenneth Killcoyne
Ron Vawter	Bob Seidman
Anna Deavere Smith	Anthea Burton
Stephanie Roth	Rachel Smilow
Lisa Talerico	Shelby
Joanne Woodward	Sarah Beckett
Jason Robards	Charles Wheeler
Robert Ridgely	Walter Kenton
Chandra Wilson	Chandra
Ford Wheeler	Alan
David Drake	Bruno
Peter Jacobs	Peter/ Mona Lisa
Antonio Banderas	Miguel Alvarez
Paul Lazar	Dr Klenstein
Bradley Whitford	Jamey Collins
Lisa Summerour	Lisa Miller
Freddie Foxxx	Hospital Patient
Paul Moore	Hospital Patient
Lauren Roselli	Iris
Jane Moore	Lydia Glines
Joey Perillo	Filko
Bill Rowe	Dr Armbruster
Dennis Radesky	Santa Claus
Glen Hartell	Library Guard
Tracey Walter	Librarian
John Ignarri	Young Man in Library
Richard Ehrlich	Young Man in Library
Julius Erving	Himself
Ann Dowd	Jill Beckett
Katie Lintner	Alexis
Peg French	The Bronte Sister
Ann Howard	The Bronte Sister
Meghan Tepas	Meghan
John Bedford Lloyd	Matt Beckett
Robert Castle	Bud Beckett
Molly Hickok	Molly Beckett
Dan Olmstead	Randy Beckett
Elizabeth Roby	Elizabeth Beckett
Adam LeFevre	Jill's Husband
Gary Goetzman	Guido Paonessa
Daniel von Bargen	Jury Foreman
Melissa Fraser Brown	Jury Member
Jordan Cael	Jury Member
Dodie Demme	Jury Member
Patricia Greenwell	Jury Member
Donovan Mannato	Jury Member
Harry Northup	Jury Member
Steven Scales	Jury Member
Billy Ray Tyson	Jury Member
Kenneth Utt	Jury Member
Steve Vignari	Jury Member
Lawrence T Wrentz	Jury Member
Mary Steenburgen	Belinda Conine
Obba Babatunde	Jerome Green
James B Howard	Dexter Smith
Charles Techman	Ralph Peterson
Charles Napier	Judge Garnett
Roger Corman	Mr Laird
Jim Roche
Donna Hamilton	Angela Medina
Daniel Wolff	Filko's Buddy
John T O'Connell	Macho Barfly
Edward Kirkland	Cousin Eddie
Tony Fitzpatrick	Bartender
Kathryn Witt	Melissa Benedict
Debra H Ballard	Court Stenographer
Andre B Blake	Young Man in Pharmacy
Ira Flitter	Andrew's Friend
Gene Borkan	Bailiff
Jon Arterton	The Flirtations
Michael Callan	The Flirtations
Aurelio Font	The Flirtations
Jimmy Rutland	The Flirtations
Cliff Townsend	The Flirtations
Q Lazzarus	Party Singer
Lucas Platt	Robert
Lewis Walker
Carmen Mahiques	Miguel's Mom
Jose Castillo	Miguel's Dad
Leigh Smiley	Younger Sarah Beckett
Philip Joseph McGee ('PJ')	Child Andrew
Warren Miller	Mr Finley
Production Credits	Credit
Kristi Zea	Associate Producer
Gary Goetzman	Executive Producer
Edward Saxon	Producer
Jonathan Demme	Producer
Kenneth Utt	Executive Producer
Ron Bozman	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
TriStar Pictures	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
TriStar Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
New Line Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Ron Nyswaner	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Steven Shareshian	Production Accountant
Andi Isaacs	Assistant Accountant
Michael Johnson	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Peggy Khoury	Assistant Set Decorator
Timothy Galvin	Art Director
Eileen Garrigan	Scenic Artist - scenic charge artist
Francine Byrne	Art Department Coordinator
Kenneth Turek	Set Dresser - key set dresser
Karen O'Hara	Set Decorator
Gary Kosko	Assistant Art Director
Kristi Zea	Production Designer
Steven Baris	Art Department - artwork provider
James Brantley	Art Department - artwork provider
Gregory N Rocco	Set Dresser
Rick Butler	Assistant Art Director
Sam Brown	Art Department - artwork provider
Dorsey Davis	Set Dresser
Pat Colville	Art Department - artwork provider
Sandy James Harrer	Set Dresser
Robert Holtzman ('Ratface')	Set Dresser
Tony Fitzpatrick	Art Department - artwork provider
Cavin Jones	Art Department - artwork provider
Ford Wheeler	Set Dresser
David Lebe	Art Department - artwork provider
Charles Searles	Art Department - artwork provider
Ray Steth	Art Department - artwork provider
Andrew Turner	Art Department - artwork provider
R L Washington	Art Department - artwork provider
Gary Weisman	Art Department - artwork provider
Casting	Credit
Howard Feuer	Casting
Nicole Arbusto	Casting Associate
Susan Gish	Extras Casting - extras casting supervisor
Craft Services	Credit
Anthony Gentile	Craft Service - craft services
Film Camera	Credit
John R McAleer Jr	Camera Trainee
Anthony Jannelli	Camera Operator
Patrick Capone	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Jan Carroll	Projectionist - production projectionist
Patrick B O'Brien	Camera Assistant - B camera assistant
Rick Whitfield	Video Playback
Ken Regan	Photography - still photographer
Dave Bryden	Color Timer
Garrett Brown	Steadicam Operator
Tak Fujimoto	Director of Photography
Andrew Casey	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Bruce MacCallum	Camera Operator - B camera operator
Clayton J Liotta	Steadicam Operator - Steadicam assistant
Music	Credit
Suzana Peric	Music Editor
Bruce Springsteen	Song Performer
Bruce Springsteen	Song
St Martin-in-the-Fields Orchestra & Chorus	Music Performer
Howard Shore	Music Conductor
Howard Shore	Music
Bruce Springsteen	Song - song producer
Neil Young	Song Performer
Lucia Popp	Music Performer - aria performer
Nicolas Ratner	Music - assistant music editor
Neville Marriner	Music Conductor
Nick Meyers	Music Editor
Kurt Eichhorn	Music Conductor
David Rogow	Music - assistant music editor
Chuck Plotkin	Song - song producer
Sensible Shoes	Song Performer
The Munchner Rundfunk Orchestra	Music Performer
Sade	Song Performer
Tullio Serafin	Music Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music
Neil Young	Song - song producer
Maria Callas	Music Performer - aria performer
Neil Young	Song
Gasparo Spontini	Music
The Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra	Music Performer
Indigo Girls	Song Performer
The Neville Brothers	Song Performer
The Philharmonia Orchestra	Music Performer
Umberto Giordano	Music
Barbara Hand	Song - song producer
Barbara Hand	Song
Francesco Cilea	Music
Pauletta Washington	Song Performer
Tim Utt	Song
Alfredo Catalani	Music
Ram	Song Performer
Gary Goetzman	Song Performer
Tim Utt	Song - song producer
Cyril Watters	Song Performer
Percy Mayfield	Song
Sade	Song - song producer
The Spin Doctors	Song Performer
Hein Hoven	Song - song producer
Peter Gabriel	Song Performer
Danny Whitten	Song
The Flirtations	Song Performer
Peter Collins	Song - song producer
Q Lazzarus	Song Performer
Cyril Neville	Song
Cyril Neville Jr	Song
Daryl Johnson	Song
Jason Neville	Song
Charles Moore	Song
Lyrica Neville	Song
LeRonald Walker	Song
Samuel Waymon	Song
Anton Sanko	Song - song producer
Richard Morse	Song - song producer
Richard Morse	Song
Yvon Cine	Song - song producer
Sammy Cahn	Song
Jimmy Van Heusen	Song
Cyril Watters	Song - song arranger
John Fogerty	Song
The Spin Doctors	Song - song producer
Peter Denenberg	Song - song producer
Frankie LaRocka	Song - song producer
Daniel Lanois	Song - song producer
Peter Gabriel	Song - song producer
Peter Gabriel	Song
Pat Ballard	Song
David Byrne	Song
Production Management	Credit
Anne Gyory	Script Supervisor
Thomas A Imperato	Production Supervisor
Rosemary Lombard	Production Coordinator - production office coordinator
Scott Currie	Assistant Location Manager
Todd Factor	Post-Production Coordinator
Neri Kyle Tannenbaum	Location Manager
Michelle Sullivan	DGA Trainee
Steve Rose	Unit Production Manager
George Norfleet Jr	Location Assistant
Kate Kelly	Assistant Production Coordinator - assistant production office coordinator
Ron Bozman	Assistant Director
Drew Ann Rosenberg	Assistant Director
Kenneth Utt	Unit Production Manager
Kyle McCarthy	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Kristie Hart	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Judy Arthur	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Deborah Wallach	ADR Editor
Steven Visscher	Foley Editor
Reilly Steele	Rerecording
Steve Scanlon	Sound Recordist
Diane Schaub	ADR - ADR assistant editor
Bruce Pross	Foley - foley supervisor
Christopher Newman	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Dennis Maitland	Boom Operator
Tom Fleischman	Rerecording Mixer
Marko Costanzo	Foley Artist
Kam Chan	Assistant Sound Editor
Ron Bochar	Sound Editor
David Boulton	ADR - ADR engineer
Chris Fielder	Assistant Sound Editor
Doug Murray	Sound Recordist - rerecordist
Eliza Paley	Foley Editor
Robert Castellano	Sound Recordist - rerecordist
Frank Kern	Foley Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Pablo Ferro	Titles - title designer
Janos Pilenyi	Effects Supervisor - optical effects supervisor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Edna M Sheen	Makeup Artist
Peter Owen	Wig Supplier - wigs
Kenneth Walker	Hair Stylist
Carl Fullerton	Makeup - makeup creator
Alan D'Angerio	Hair - hairstyles designer
David Davenport	Wardrobe Supervisor
Frances Cook	Wardrobe Assistant
Kathleen Gerlach	Assistant Costume Designer
Colleen Atwood	Costume Designer
Timothy J Alberts	Wardrobe Supervisor

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