Pleasantville (1998)

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PG-13 | 2 hr 4 mins | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Period | Released: 10/23/1998 |Box Office Total: $40.5M

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Pleasantville is a 1950s sitcom enjoying cult status on a contemporary cable channel. David loves it, but his sister Jennifer is too hip. When a mysterious TV repairman gives them a new remote control, the pair are transported into the world of Pleasantville like it or not. They find themselves trapped in an alternate reality where the town exists in black and white--in a white bread world without passion or violence. But the teenagers have also brought an unexpected--and double-edged--gift to Pleasantville: a sense of possibility that spreads like wildfire throughout the town. There can be no turning back once the citizens begin experiencing such strange wonders as sex, art, rain, and ideas. First it is a red rose, a blade of green grass, eyes turn hazel... flesh tones shock and anger with their beauty. Gradually, the infection spreads Pleasantville becomes divided--rife for the first time with stark differences as it attempts to grasp the kaleidoscopic new world before it.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/23/1998

Director	Credit
Gary Ross	Director
Cast	Credit
William H. Macy	George
Joan Allen	Betty
Jeff Daniels	Mr Johnson
Tobey Maguire	David
Reese Witherspoon	Jennifer/Mary Sue
J.T. Walsh	Big Bob
Don Knotts	TV Repairman
Paul Walker	Skip
Natalie Ramsey	Mary Sue
Kevin Connors	Bud
Heather McGill	Girl in School Yard
Paul Morgan Stetler	College Counselor
Denise Dowse	Health Teacher
McNally Sagal	Science Teacher
Jane Kaczmarek	David's Mom
Giuseppe Andrews	Howard
Marissa Ribisi	Kimmy
Jenny Lewis	Christin
Justin Nimmo	Mark
Kai Lennox	Mark's Lackey No 1
Jason Behr	Mark's Lackey No 2
Robin Bissell	Commercial Announcer
Harry Singleton	Mr Simpson
John Ganun	Fireman No 1
Dawn Cody	Betty Jean
Maggie Lawson	Lisa Anne
Andrea Taylor	Peggy Jane
Lela Ivey	Miss Peters
Jim Patric	Tommy
Marc Blucas	Basketball Hero
Stanton Rutledge	Coach
Jason Maves	Paper Boy
Gerald Emerick	TV Weatherman
Charles C Stevenson Jr	Dr Henderson
Nancy Lenehan	Marge Jenkins
Weston Blakesley	Gus
Patrick Thomas O'Brien	Roy
Jim Antonio	Ralph
Danny Strong	Juke Box Boy
Kristin Rudrud	Mary
Laura Carney	Bridge Club Lady
Daniel Gillies	Fireman No 2
Marley Shelton	Margaret
Erik MacArthur	Will
Adam Carter	Boy in Soda Shop
David Tom	Whitey
Johnny Moran	Pete
Jeanine Jackson	Woman
J Patrick Lawlor	Thug
James Keane	Police Chief Dan
Production Credits	Credit
Robin Bissell	Associate Producer
Gary Ross	Producer
Michael de Luca	Executive Producer
Allen Alsobrook	Co-Producer
Allison Thomas	Co-Producer
Jon Kilik	Producer
Mary Parent	Executive Producer
Robert J Degus	Producer
Gil Gagnon	Executive Producer
Edward Lynn	Co-Producer
Steven Soderbergh	Producer
Andy Borowitz	Co-Producer
Susan Borowitz	Co-Producer
Janet Yale	Producer
Carrie Holecek	Producer
David Hays	Producer - film producer
Production Companies	Credit
Larger Than Life Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
New Line Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
New Line Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Metropolitan Filmexport	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Gary Ross	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Marybeth Martin	Assistant Accountant
Rachel Prentiss	Production Accountant
Kristi Kasubaski	Accountant - accounting clerk
Linda C Azevedo	Accountant - consruction accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Kathleen Clements	Animal Trainer
Lara Deakin	Animal Trainer
Mark A Echevarria	Animal Trainer
Thomas L Gunderson	Animal Trainer
Gary Mui	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Mindi R Toback	Set Designer
Frank Romero	Art Department - police station wall mural creator
Scott Bailey	Lead Person - leadman
Jay R. Hart	Set Decorator
Len Morganti	Storyboard Artist
Jeannine Oppewall	Production Designer
G Roger Abell	Set Dresser
William David Arnold	Art Director
Max Brehme	Swing Gang
Ashley Burnham	Art Department Coordinator
Lisa Clampitt	Art Assistant - art department production assistant
Stephanie Cooney	Scenic Artist - paint decorator gang boss
Joe Couillard ('Mojo')	Sign Writer - Sign Supervisor
Bill Coffen	Art Department - inferno artist
Dennis R Bianchi	Sign Writer
Peter Allen	Set Decorator - paint decorator
Leslie N Beattie	Set Dresser
Mark Poll	Set Designer
Will Grant	Swing Gang
Antonio Shntelli	Scenic Artist - paint decorator gang boss
Dianne Wager	Art Director
Douglas Sieck	Swing Gang
Max Harris	Art Department - inferno artist
Randy Wilkins	Set Designer
Timothy Cleary	Sign Writer
Michael Driscoll	Set Dresser
Tim Donelan	Swing Gang
Chris Grantz	Set Dresser
Connie Gage	Sign Writer
Don Lee	Art Department - inferno artist
Dawn Snyder	Set Designer
Sean Hood	Set Dresser
Robert Patrick McGee	Swing Gang
John A Gomez	Sign Writer
Julia Levine	Set Designer
Jack Kerner	Sign Writer
John J Slatsky	Set Dresser
Tim Wiles	Swing Gang
Dan Schulz	Swing Gang
Troy Peters	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Danielle M Simpson	Set Dresser - set dressing buyer
Casting	Credit
Ellen Lewis	Casting
Judy Cook	Extras Casting
Barbara Harris	Voice Casting
Terri Taylor	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Jane DeVries Cooper	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Debra Zane	Casting
David Anthony	Extras Casting
Vivian Lynn Hansbrouk	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Lisa Hayden	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Ray Bulinski	Craft Service
Susan B Krevtz	Craft Service
Josh Mott	Craft Service
Nancy Mott	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Arron Bryson	Projectionist - projectionist/loader
George Callins	Lighting - lighting recorder operator
Mark Burnett	Video - video engineer
Ozzie Carmona	Color Correction - digital color correction
Douglas A DeGrazzio	Video Playback
John Lindley	Director of Photography
Roger Johnson	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Shannon Koczera	Dailies - dailies telecine
Ken Ferris	Camera Operator - "A" camera operator
Lola Feiner	Color Timer
David Emmerichs	Steadicam Operator
Paul Planette	Assistant Camera Operator - "B" camera 1st assistant camera
Kevin Schwab	Lighting Technician - lighting recorder supervisor
Baird Steptoe	Camera Assistant - "A" camera 1st assistant
Michael Southard	Color - color effects designer
Ralph Nelson	Photography - still photographer
John Young	Camera - camera loader
Wilma Wong	Camera - camera loader
Steve Shea	Dailies - dailies coordinator