The Hurricane (1999)

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R | 2 hr | Drama, Biopic, Sports | Released: 12/29/1999 |Box Office Total: $50.6M

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Synopsis:

Story about 1960s world middleweight boxing champion Rubin "Hurricane" Carter--a man whose dreams of winning the middleweight boxing title were destroyed when he was arrested along with another man for the murders of three white men in a New Jersey bar. Wrongfully accused, Carter and John Artis were convicted and sentenced to three life terms in prison, where Carter decided to channel his frustration and despair by writing his own story from his cell. Although his autobigraphy, "The Sixteenth Round," did get published, Carter remained behind bars, finding inner peace by withdrawing from the outer world and the national interest which surrounded his case (including impassioned pleas from Bob Dylan and Muhammed Ali and others). Years later, an alienated American youth living in Canada, Vicellous Shannon, found direction and purpose for the first time in his life after reading Carter's book, and began corresponding with him... this eventually lead to a full-time campaign to get Carter released.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/29/1999

Director	Credit
Norman Jewison	Director
Cast	Credit
Denzel Washington	Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Vicellous Reon Shannon	Lesra
Deborah Kara Unger	Lisa
Liev Schreiber	Sam
John Hannah	Terry
Dan Hedaya	Della Pesca
Debbi Morgan	Mae Thelma
Clancy Brown	Lieutenant Jimmy Williams
David Paymer	Myron Beldock
Harris Yulin	Leon Friedman
Rod Steiger	Judge Sarokin
Badja Djola	Mobutu
Vincent Pastore	Alfred Bello
Al Waxman	Warden
David Landsbury	US Court Prosecutor
Garland Whitt	John Artis
Chuck Cooper	Earl Martin
Brenda Thomas Denmark	Alma Martin
Marcia Bennett	Jean Wahl
Beatrice Winde	Louise Cockersham
Mitchell Taylor Jr	Young Rubin
Bill Raymond	Paterson Judge
Merwin Goldsmith	Judge Larner
John Alexander MacKay	Man at Falls
Donnique Privott	Boy at the Falls
Moynan King	Tina Barbieri
Gary Dewitt Marshall	Nite Spot Cabbie
John Christopher Jones	Reporter at Bar
Gwendolyn Mulamba	Nite Spot Woman
Richard Davidson	Paterson Detective
George Odom	Big Ed
Tonye Patano	Woman at Prison
Fulvio Cecere	Paterson Policeman
Phillip Jarrett	Soldier No 1 in USO Club
Rodney Jackson	Soldier No 2 in USO Club
Judi Embden	Woman in USO Club
Terry Claybon	Emile Griffith
Ben Bray	Joey Giordello
Mike Justus	Joey Cooper
Kenneth J McGregor	Detective at Hospital
Frank Proctor	Pittsburgh Ring Announcer
Peter Wylie	Pittsburgh Referee
David Barry Gray	Pittsburgh TV Announcer
Joe Matheson	Philadelphia Ring Announcer
Bill Lake	Philadelphia TV Announcer
Robin Ward	Reading--Pennsylvania TV Announer
Harry Davis	Reading--Pennsylvania Referee
Pippa Pearthree	Patty Valentine
Jean Daigle	Detective
Scott Gibson	Reporter at Banquet
Ann Holloway	Cashier
Jim Bearden	Lieutenant
Bruce McFee	Prison Guard
Conrad Bergschneider	Prison Guard
Satori Shakoor	Prison Guard
Zoran Radusinovic	Prison Guard
Stephen Lee Wright	Prison Guard
Michael Bodnar	Prison Guard
Carson Manning	Prison Guard
Debrah Ellen Waller	Prison Guard
Richard Litt	Prison Guard
Adam Large	Prison Guard
Douglas E Hughes	Prison Guard
Peter Graham	Prisoner with Camera
George Masswohl	Mechanic
Lawrence Sacco	New Jersey Policeman
David Frisch	New Jersey Policeman
Ralph Brown	Federal Court Assistant Prosecutor
Dyron Holmes	Reporter
Ryan Williams	Elstan Martin
Bruce Vavrina	St Joseph's Doctor
Brenda Braxton	Dancer with John Artis
Christopher Riordan	Jury Foreman
Robert Lindsay Evans	Detective at Lafayette Bar
Production Credits	Credit
Rudy Langlais	Executive Producer
Armyan Bernstein	Producer
Suzann Ellis	Co-Producer
John Ketcham	Producer
Thomas Bliss	Executive Producer
Michael Jewison	Co-Producer
Marc Abraham	Executive Producer
Jon Jashni	Co-Producer
Norman Jewison	Producer
Irving Azoff	Executive Producer
Tom Rosenberg	Executive Producer
William Teitler	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Beacon Pictures	Production Company
Azoff Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Roadshow Films Pty Ltd	Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Village Roadshow Greece	Foreign Distribution Rights
Metropolitan Filmexport	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Gaga Productions	Theatrical Distributor
RCV Distribution	Theatrical Distributor
Toho-Towa Company	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Rahway State Prison, Rahway, New Jersey, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Writer	Credit
Rubin Carter ('Hurricane')	Book as Source Material
Armyan Bernstein	Screenplay
Dan Gordon	Screenplay
Sam Chaiton	Book as Source Material
Terry Swinton	Book as Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Christie Mattull	Production Insurance - production insurance services
Elaine Thurston	Production Accountant
Rebecca Smith	Post-Production Accountant
Greg Eby	Assistant Accountant
Christopher Comrie	Accountant - payroll accountant
Elizabeth Zagrany	Accountant
Alex Kontsalakis	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Dawn Fisher	Art Assistant - art department apprentice
Kelly Brine	Storyboard Artist
Marlene Rain	Assistant Set Decorator - assistant set decorator/buyer
Rob McEune	Scenic Artist - key scenic artist
Gordon Sim	Set Decorator
Keith Sly	Lead Person - leadman
Michael Sherwin	Art Department - assistant head painter
Mike Schocrylas	Assistant Art Director
Philip Rosenberg	Production Designer
Dennis Davenport	Art Director
Holly Watson	Art Department Coordinator
David Evans	Set Dresser
Ellen Christiansen	Set Decorator
Scott Rosenstock	Lead Person - leadman
Derek Stephenson	Scenic Artist - assistant key scenic artist
Patricia Woodridge	Art Director
Nick Gazda	Assistant Art Director
Darrin Brown	Assistant Art Director
Janet Zdyb	Assistant Art Director
Casting	Credit
Donna Dupere-Taylor	Extras Casting - background casting
Beth Bowling	Casting Associate
Avy Kaufman	Casting
Robin Cook	Casting
Riccardo Bertoni	Extras Casting
Julie Lichter	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Moragh Robinson	Craft Service
Christine Taggart	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Tony Oliver	Camera Trainee
Otto Nemenz	Camera - cameras supplier
Mike Milliken	Color Timer
Candide Franklyn	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Duane Gullison	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
George Kraychyk	Photography - stills photographer
Andy Harris	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
David J Woods	Video Playback - 24-frame video playback
Roger Deakins	Director of Photography
Ken Regan	Photography - still photographer
Darcy Gasparovic	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Angelo Colavecchia	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Jonathan Leigh	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Adam Gilmore	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Larry Huston	Camera Operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Beacon Pictures	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Richard S Hoffman	Legal Services
Music	Credit
Thomas Milano	Music Editor
Barbara Morrison	Song Performer - vocalist
G Marq Roswell	Music Supervisor
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor
Pete Anthony	Music Conductor - conductor
Bob Dylan	Song
Christopher Young	Music - music orchestrator
Christopher Young	Music
Jim Gilstrap	Song Performer - vocalist
Tanya Noel Hill	Music Editor
Jacques Levy	Song
Christopher S. Parker	Music - music clearance
Bulee Gaillard ('Slim')	Song
Alvin Chea	Song Performer - vocalist
Danny Holloway	Music - music consultant
Paul Mills	Song
Bob Dylan	Song Performer
Pete Anthony	Music - music orchestrator
Bulee Gaillard ('Slim')	Song Performer
Brook Benton	Song
Ruth Brown	Song Performer
Jon Kull	Music - music orchestrator
Bobby Stevenson	Song
Edward Holland Jr	Song
Marvin Gaye	Song Performer
David Reynolds	Music - Score
Joann Kane	Music - music preparation
Brian Holland	Song
Clyde McPhatter	Song Performer
Gil Scott-Heron	Song Performer
Lamont Dozier	Song
Robert Fernandez	Music - music recorder & mixer
Ray Charles	Song Performer
Joe Shapiro	Song
Lou Stallman	Song
Etta Jones	Song Performer
Dinah Washington	Song Performer
Mohlan Merrick	Song
Gil Scott-Heron	Song
Kool & The Gang	Song Performer
The Roots	Song Performer
Ray Charles	Song
Billy Davis Jr	Song
Black Thought	Song Performer
Common	Song Performer
Raynard Miner	Song
Carl Smith	Song
Mos Def	Song Performer
Dice Raw	Song Performer
J Burke	Song
Flo Brown	Song Performer
J Van Heusen	Song
Jazzyfatnastees	Song Performer
Clark Anderson	Song
Summer Anderson	Song
Ronald Bell	Song
James Taylor ('JT')	Song
George Brown	Song
Robert Bell	Song
Charles F Smith	Song
Robert Mickens	Song
Eumir Dsadata	Song
Tarik Trotter	Song
Tracey Moore	Song
Mercedes Martinez	Song
Karl Jenkins	Song
Common	Song
Mos Def	Song
Falana Brown	Song
Scott Starch	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
John Stoneham Jr	Stunt Coordinator
Peter Bucosi	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Sophia Lofters	Assistant Production Coordinator
David Flaherty	Location Manager
Dana L Cuff	Post-Production Coordinator
Paul Hogan	DGA Trainee
Mathew Hart	Unit Production Manager
Brad Alexander	Assistant Location Manager
Janine Anderton	Production Coordinator
Samantha Armstrong	Script Supervisor
Jeff Authors ('JJ')	Assistant Director
Carol Cuddy	Unit Production Manager
Gina Heyman	Assistant Location Manager
Mark Kamine	Location Manager
Richard Devinki	Production Coordinator - Beacon production coordinator
Eric Potechin	Assistant Director
Dawn Riley	Production Coordinator
Paul F Bernard	Assistant Director
Bill Barvin	Assistant Location Manager
Christopher Surgent	Assistant Director
Doug Plassery	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Terry Ham	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Karen Tyrell	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Don White	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Bruce Carwardine	Sound Mixer
Ross Carter	Assistant Sound Editor
Mark Gingras	Sound Effects Editor
Tony Van Den Akker	Foley Mixer
Burton Sharp	ADR - ADR group coordinator
Peter Melnychuk	Boom Operator
Andy Malcolm	Foley Artist
Michael O'Farrell	Sound Editor
Frank Stettner	Sound Mixer
Jim Thompson	Boom Operator
Wayne Griffin	Sound Editor
Andy Koyama	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Goro Koyama	Foley Artist
Gren-Erich Zwicker	Assistant Sound Editor
Jeanne L Gilliland	Boom Operator
Tim O'Connell	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Brad Thornton	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Lane Glisson	Graphics - computer graphics
Kaz Kobielski	Special Effects Coordinator
Peter Kunz	Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Sandra Leimbacher Weldon	Costume Supervisor
Marcia Scott	Wardrobe Assistant
Carl Fullerton	Makeup - Denzel Washington's makeup
Ann Henshaw	Costumes - assistant costumer
Karola Dirnberger	Hair Assistant - assistant hairstylist
John Caglione Jr	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Winnie Brown-Willis	Assistant Costume Designer
David R Beecroft	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Aggie Guerard Rodgers	Costume Designer
Quita Alfred	Wardrobe Supervisor
Delphine White	Costumes - assistant costumer
Nathan J. Busch	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Irene Kent	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Sue Gandy	Assistant Costume Designer
Larry Cherry	Hair Stylist - hairstylist to Denzel Washington
Nina Port	Makeup Artist
Frank Rose	Costumes - costumer to Denzel Washington

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