The Grifters (1990)

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R | 1 hr 40 mins | Drama, Crime, Noir | Released: 1/1/1990 |Box Office Total: $10.1M

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Synopsis:

A small-time con man tries to avoid getting involved in big-time crime.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/1/1990

Director	Credit
Stephen Frears	Director
Cast	Credit
Anjelica Huston	Lilly Dillon
John Cusack	Roy Dillon
Annette Bening	Myra Langtry
Pat Hingle	Bobo Justus
Henry Jones	Simms
Michael Laskin	Irv
Eddie Jones	Mints
J.T. Walsh	Cole
Charles Napier	Hebbing
Jan Munroe	Guy at Bar
Stephen Tobolowsky	Jeweler
Richard Holden	Cop
Xander Berkeley	Lieutenant Pierson
Michael Greene	Dealer
Jason Ronard	Shill
John Drew Barrymore	Roper
Sandy Baron	Doctor
Lou Hancock	Nurse
Juliet Landau	Lilly--age 19-22
Bradley Pierce	Roy--age 5
Gailard Sartain	Joe
Noelle Harling	Carol
Ivette Soler	Maid
Ashton Bezamat	Roy--age 8
Jack McGee	Clerk
Ron Campbell	2nd Clerk
Steve Buscemi	Kaggs
Paul Adelstein	1st Soldier
Jeremy Piven	2nd Soldier
Gregory Sporleder	3rd Soldier
David Sinaiko	4th Soldier
Jeff Perry	Drunk
Micole Mercurio	Waitress
Jonathan Gries	Drunk's Friend
Sy Richardson	Cab Driver
Frances Bay	Arizona Motel Clerk
Teresa Gilmore	Vickie--the Receptionist
Billy Ray Sharkey	1st G-Man
Jimmy Noonan	Bartender
John Gillespe	Bartender
Elizabeth Ann Feeley	2nd Receptionist
Trisha King	1st Beachgoer
Robert J Weems	Racetrack Announcer
Production Credits	Credit
Barbara De Fina	Executive Producer
Martin Scorsese	Producer
Peggy Rajski	Co-Producer
Robert A Harris	Producer
Jim Painten	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Grifters Inc	Production Company
Scorsese Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Guild Entertainment Central Europe	Video Distributor
HBO Kids Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide	Theatrical Distributor
Tobis Filmkunst	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Penta Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
MPG	Theatrical Distributor
Gaumont International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Svensk Filmindustri Norge	Theatrical Distributor
Interama Inc	Theatrical Distributor
Palace Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Writer	Credit
Donald Westlake	Screenplay
Jim Thompson	Source Material (from novel)
Accounting	Credit
Cynthia Quan	Auditor
Shannon Kane	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Art Department	Credit
Robert Greenfield Jr	Lead Person - leadman
Joseph E Griffith	Storyboard Artist
Michael Diagle	Scenic Artist
Marina Drasnin	Art Assistant - art department intern
Tinker Linville	Set Dresser - key set dresser
Leslie McDonald	Art Director - art direction
Scott Plauche	Art Department Coordinator
Dennis Gassner	Production Designer
Nancy Haigh	Set Decorator
Nancy Haigh	Set Designer
Paige Augustine	Set Designer - assistant set designer
Claire Gaul	Set Designer - assistant set designer
Casting	Credit
Jory Weitz	Casting Associate
Juliet Taylor	Casting Director
Vickie Thomas	Casting Director
Craft Services	Credit
Carla Poole	Craft Service - craft services
Jay Louis	Craft Service - craft services
Film Camera	Credit
Oliver Stapleton	Director of Photography
Marco Mazzei	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Suzanne Hanover	Photography - stills
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Cineplex Odeon	Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Elmer Bernstein	Music
Physical Effects	Credit
Gary Jensen	Stunt Coordinator
John Gillespe	Stunts
John Gillespe	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Richard Davis	Location Manager
Kathleen Courtney	Production Coordinator
Llewellyn Wells	Production Manager
Jody Hummer	Assistant Location Manager - assistant locations
Stephen Buck	Assistant Director
Mary Cybulski	Script Supervisor
Beth Bernstein	Assistant Production Coordinator
Joe Camp	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Debbie Chimes	Unit Publicist
Marion Billings	Publicity
Andrea Jaffe	Publicity
Sound	Credit
John Sutton	Sound Mixer
Ian C Wright	Boom Operator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Mark Bridges	Assistant Costume Designer
Kimberly Adams-Galligan	Wardrobe - wardrobe buyer
Julie Hewett	Makeup
Cydney Cornell	Hair Stylist
Richard Hornung	Costume Designer

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