The Hoax (2007)

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R | 1 hr 55 mins | Drama, Biopic, Period, Adaptation | Released: 4/6/2007 |Box Office Total: $7.1M

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Synopsis:

In 1971, Clifford Irving, an ambitious yet struggling writer who’s been looking for that one big story for so long, brazenly decides to make one up. At first the idea is just a savvy artistic prank, but if that’s what the world wants, Irving believes he can take it further. Shrouding himself in a clever cloud of secrecy, he drops the news to a major publisher that he has been approached by the one man the entire world most wants to know about--aviator, movie mogul, ladies man and eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes--to ink his priceless biography. There’s just one little problem: not a word of what Clifford is saying has an ounce of truth to it. He’s never so much as seen a glimpse of the real Howard Hughes. But Irving banks on the idea that Hughes’ seclusion and notoriously thin hold on reality will allow the con to succeed. Hughes has not been seen or heard from in public for over a decade. He is a total recluse. Irving relies on this fact to protect his bogus story--as Hughes refuses to confirm or deny anything so prevalent is his fear of appearing in public. Recruiting his anxiety-prone but loyal best friend Dick Suskind and European artist wife into the scheme, Clifford soon finds himself in a wild maze of treachery, as he is forced to dodge the fallout of his falsehoods at every turn. What started as an adventurous lark soon turns into a seemingly inescapable maze of forgeries, thefts, tall tales, deceptions and impersonations. Yet Clifford’s plan works like magic as his publishers, hungry for a bestseller at any cost, are hoodwinked by the thrill of it all. When Clifford stumbles upon possible links between Hughes and a corrupt Nixon administration, the stakes for his book grow even higher. Clifford is on top of the world until the real Howard Hughes shockingly emerges to pull the rug out from under him. Only now, Clifford is so caught up in the tale he created that he may no longer know where his incredible story ends and reality begins.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/6/2007

Director	Credit
Lasse Hallstrom	Director
Cast	Credit
Richard Gere	Clifford Irving
Alfred Molina	Dick Suskind
Marcia Gay Harden	Edith Irving
Julie Delpy	Nina Van Pallandt
Hope Davis	Andrea Tate
David Aaron Baker	Brad Silber
Antonie Knoppers	Frederick Van Pallandt
Eli Wallach	Noah Dietrich
Stanley Tucci	Shelton Fisher
Zeljko Ivanek	Ralph Graves
John Carter	Harold McGraw
Christopher Evan Welch	Albert Vanderkamp
Peter McRobbie	George Gordon Holmes
John Bedford Lloyd	Frank McCullough
Judi Barton	Marion
Raul Julia Jr	Bike Messenger
James Biberi	McGraw-Hill Security
Okwui Okpokwasili	Malika
Bob Wiltfong	Sporting Goods Salesman
William Fowler	Car Salesman
Carlton Wilborn	Bahamas Desk Clerk
Mamie Gummer	Dana
Stephen Buck	Man with Red Tie
John Rothman	Puffy Man
Eric Yellin	Man in Blue Jeans
James M King	Bowling Alley Attendant
Daniel Okrent	Real Publisher#1
R D Rosen	Real Publisher#2
Myk Watford	Sergent Daniels
Thomas Mulligan	Bartender
Aurelio Lima	Cessna Pilot
Milton Buras	Howard Hughes
Jeremiah Wiggins	Accountant
Susan Misner	Feral Girl #1
Jennifer Layne Park	Feral Girl #2
Ian O'Malley	NBC Reporter #2
Michael Barkann	NBC Reporter #1
Ed Krane	Interviewer
Sam Kitchen	Careful Man #1
Don Picard	Careful Man #2
Tim Gallin	Careful Man #3
Reid Lamberty	ABC Reporter
Jonathan Freeman	Thick Voice
James Riordan	Nasal Voice
Marceline Hugot	Talia Merton
Adam Auslander	Editor at Party
Stuart Margolin	Martin Ackerman
Ted Neustadt	D.A. Newman
Production Credits	Credit
Erin Eggers	Co-Producer
Paul A Levin	Associate Producer
Gary Levinsohn	Executive Producer
Joshua D Maurer	Producer
Mark R. Gordon	Producer
Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs	Co-Producer
Anthony Katagas	Executive Producer
Betsy Beers	Producer
Leslie Holleran	Producer
Bob Yari	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Mutual Film Company	Production Company
Bob Yari Productions	Production Company
Mark Gordon Company	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Pyramid	Foreign Distribution Rights
Eagle Pictures (Italy)	Domestic Theatrical Distributor (Italy)
Momentum Pictures Limited	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Aurum Producciones	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Bill Wheeler	Screenplay
Clifford Irving	Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Dennis Brown	Finance Manager - Chief Financial Officer
Joanna Zorcik	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
J Max Ruschak	Assistant Accountant
Kathi Scharer	Production Accountant
Buckley Norris	Production Insurance - Insurance Provider
Jen Cox	Production Accountant
Tony Beaudoin	Accountant - Finance Provider
Kevin Black	Assistant Accountant
Christina Born	Production Insurance - Insurance Provider
Art Department	Credit
Mario R. Ventenilla	Art Director
David Robinson	Assistant Art Director
Amy Fritz	Art Department Coordinator
Joseph Garzero	Scenic Artist - Charge Scenic Artist
Joanna Hartell	Lead Person
Mark Ricker	Production Designer
Carol Silverman	Set Decorator
David Cooney	Storyboard Artist
Jeffrey S Rollins	Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Guifre Tort	Painter - Scenic Painter
Henry Kaplan	Set Dresser - Set Dressing Foreman
Robert Arietta	Scenic Artist
Brianne Zalauf	Art Department Coordinator
Paul W Gorfine	Scenic Artist - Standby Camera Scenic
Coburn Boyd	Set Dresser
Daniel E Mahon	Set Dresser
Meredith Barchat	Scenic Artist
James Whelan	Set Dresser
Gary May	Scenic Artist
Lisa Rutledge	Set Dresser - Set Dressing Shop Person
Rodian Tikhomirov	Scenic Artist
Aurora Cedeno	Set Dresser
Gregory Williams	Scenic Artist
Dan Yusupov	Scenic Artist
Fausto Montero	Set Dresser
Immer Rodriguez Gonzales	Set Dresser
Xavier A Munoz-Torres	Set Dresser
Wilhem Perez	Set Dresser
Glenda Rosa	Set Dresser
Carola Garcia	Set Dresser
Carlos Acosta	Set Dresser
Juan O Rodriguez	Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Mark Bentley	Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Charles K Quick	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Laura Rosenthal	Casting
Meredith Jacobson-Marciano	Extras Casting
Suzanne Roberts	Extras Casting Assistant
Rori Bergman	Casting Assistant
Laura Verbeke	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Associate
Alice Farrell	Casting
Zoraida Sanjurjo	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Director
Craft Services	Credit
Eva Vedock	Craft Service
Henry Previl	Catering - Chef
Jorge Carangui	Catering - Chef
William Sepulveda	Craft Service
Manuel Ramos	Catering - Chef
Angel D Hernandez	Craft Service
Federco Torres Estrada	Craft Service
Maria Vazquez	Catering - Caterer
Mary Llenza	Catering - Caterer
Francisco Beltran	Craft Service
Dommicci	Catering - Caterer
Film Camera	Credit
Derin Dobra	Camera Assistant - Camera Production Assistant
Bobby Mancuso	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Joe Trammell	Video Playback - 24 Frame Playback
Chris Wallace	Colorist - Digital Colorist
Ken Regan	Photography - Stills Photographer
Carrie Rees	Loader - Camera Loader
Milton Grana	Aerial Director of Photography
Joel Holland	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Jim McConkey	Steadicam Operator
Jim McConkey	Camera Operator
Oliver Stapleton	Director of Photography
Anne Joyce	Photography - Still Photographer
Dennis Green	Video Playback - 24 Frame Playback
Chris Silano	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Richard Rutkowski	Director of Photography
Roxana Santiago	Loader
Will Arnot	Steadicam Operator
Will Arnot	Camera Operator
Susan Starr	Camera Operator
Scott Tinsley	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Cris Lombardi	Director of Photography
Brian Heller	Camera Operator - Aerial Camera Operator
Kathleen Corgan	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Armando Cruz	Assistant Camera - Aerial Camera Assistant
Larry McConkey	Camera Operator
Christopher Cenatiempo	Assistant Camera
Mike Krebs	Assistant Camera
Jason Foster (Enforcer)	Assistant Camera
Bill Roberts	Assistant Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Stratus Entertainment	Film Financier
City Entertainment	Film Financier
Syndicate Films International	Distribution Sales International Sales
Legal	Credit
John Burke	Legal Counsel - Production Finance Counsel