Wolf (1994)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Mike Nichols

Writers (WGA):

Jim Harrison (written by) and
Wesley Strick (written by)

Release Date:

17 June 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Inside every man there are two people-one good, one beast.

Plot:

Publisher Will Randall becomes a werewolf and has to fight to keep his job.

Plot Keywords:

Urination | Older Man Younger Woman | Male Female Relationship | Book | One Word Title

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Jack Nicholson	...	Will Randall
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Laura Alden
James Spader	...	Stewart Swinton
Kate Nelligan	...	Charlotte Randall
Richard Jenkins	...	Det. Bridger
Christopher Plummer	...	Raymond Alden
Eileen Atkins	...	Mary
David Hyde Pierce	...	Roy
Om Puri	...	Dr. Vijay Alezias
Ron Rifkin	...	Doctor
Prunella Scales	...	Maude
Brian Markinson	...	Det. Wade
Peter Gerety	...	George
Bradford English	...	Keyes
Stewart J. Zully	...	Gary
Thomas F. Duffy	...	Tom
Tom Oppenheim	...	Butler
Kirby Mitchell	...	Party Guest
William Hill	...	Party Guest
Timothy Thomas	...	Party Guest
Max Weitzenhoffer	...	Party Guest
Irene Forrest	...	Office Worker
Jennifer Nicholson	...	Office Worker
Jack Nisbet	...	Office Worker
Dale Kasman	...	Office Worker
Jeffrey Allen O'Den	...	Office Worker
Jose Soto	...	Gang Member
Van Bailey	...	Gang Member
Dwayne McClary	...	Gang Member
Elizabeth Massie	...	Alden's Secretary
Joanna Sanchez	...	Receptionist
Eva Rodriguez	...	Maid
Lia Chang	...	Desk Clerk
Starletta DuPois	...	Victim's Mother
Oz Perkins	...	Cop (as Osgood Perkins)
David Schwimmer	...	Cop
Christopher Birt	...	Cop
Kaity Tong	...	TV Newscaster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rawleigh Moreland	...	Party Guest / Publisher
Michael Raynor
Leigh Carlson	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Lisa Emery	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Madhur Jaffrey	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Allison Janney	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Dorinda Katz	...	Sexy Shopper (uncredited)
Alice Liu	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Cynthia O'Neal	...	Party Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Nichols

Writing credits (WGA)
Jim Harrison		(written by) and
Wesley Strick		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Greenhut	....	executive producer
Jim Harrison	....	associate producer
Michele Imperato	....	associate producer
Neil A. Machlis	....	executive producer
Douglas Wick	....	producer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by
Giuseppe Rotunno

Film Editing by
Sam O'Steen

Casting by
Ellen Lewis
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by
Jim Dultz
Bo Welch

Art Direction by
Tom Duffield

Set Decoration by
Linda DeScenna

Costume Design by
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Stephen Abrums	....	makeup artist
Rick Baker	....	special makeup effects
Joe Colwell	....	mold maker
Alan D'Angerio	....	hair designer
Donna Drexler	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
Steve Frakes	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
Steven Frank	....	hair stylist
Steven James	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
Carol Koch	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
Jim Leonard	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
James McLoughlin	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
Peter Owen	....	wig maker
Francesca Paris	....	hair stylist: New York
Michele Paris	....	body makeup artist (as Michele Paris-Catanzarite)
Matt Rose	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
Andy Schoneberg	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
Russell Seifert	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
Aaron Sims	....	special makeup effects crew: Cinovation Studios
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist
Marlene D. Williams	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Neil A. Machlis	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Cotone	....	second assistant director
Michael Haley	....	first assistant director
Janet G. Knutsen	....	first assistant director
Janet G. Knutsen	....	second unit director
Laura Nisbet	....	second second assistant director
Richard Patrick	....	second assistant director: New York
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	second unit director

Art Department
John Dexter	....	assistant art director (as John E. Dexter)
Frank Didio	....	head carpenter
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator
Scott C. Garrett	....	draper
Scott C. Garrett	....	lead man
Scott C. Garrett	....	set dresser
Scott E. Handt	....	construction foreman
Sean Haworth	....	set designer
Chris Herrington	....	paint foreman
Gary Isbell	....	set dresser
Michael Anthony Jackson	....	storyboard artist
Jack Johnson	....	illustrator
Phillis Lehmer	....	art department coordinator
David Lowery	....	storyboard artist
C.J. Maguire	....	property master
Vinny Mazzarella	....	assistant property master
James Mazzola	....	property master
Ron Petagna	....	construction coordinator
Jamie Rama	....	storyboard artist
Bruce Richter	....	carpenter
Jacques Valin	....	set designer
Dave Weinman	....	leadman
Christian Wintter	....	assistant art director: reshoots
Clyde Zimmerman	....	paint supervisor
Kent Jones	....	painter (uncredited)
Wing Lee	....	assistant art director: New York (uncredited)
Robert Misetich	....	set paint foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Elisha Birnbaum	....	foley artist
Stan Bochner	....	supervising sound editor
Michael J. Cerone	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Chefalas	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Richard P. Cirincione	....	sound editor
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Michael Jacobi	....	adr editor
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Richard King	....	sound effects editor
Anne O'Brien	....	apprentice sound editor
Bob Olari	....	sound recordist
Harry Peck Bolles	....	sound editor
Richard Portman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Pross	....	foley artist
Art Rochester	....	production sound mixer
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor
Douglas J. Schulman	....	boom operator
Douglas J. Schulman	....	sound
Stuart Stanley	....	foley editor
Brian Vancho	....	foley artist
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gino Acevedo	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Norman Cabrera	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Jon Dawe	....	animatronics designer: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Jeff Edwards	....	animatronic wolf effects: mechanical crew
Yuri Everson	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Jeffrey S. Farley	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Steve Frakes	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Linda Frobos	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Alec Gillis	....	animatronic wolf effects creator
Karin Hanson	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
David Kindlon	....	animatronic wolf effects: mechanical crew
Cathy MacDonald	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Leonard MacDonald	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Bud McGrew	....	animatronic wolf effects: mechanical crew
Kevin McTurk	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Kevin McTurk	....	special effects technician
Stan Parks	....	special effects coordinator
Lisa Rocco	....	art crew: animatronic wolf effects
Andy Schoneberg	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Desiree Scott	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
Daniel Sudick	....	special effects
John Teska	....	animatronic wolf effects: art crew
John Teska	....	creature effects: ADI
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	animatronic wolf effects creator
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	creature effects
Josselin Mahot	....	creature effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Eric Brevig	....	special visual effects supervisor
David Drzewiecki	....	visual effects director of photography
John V. Fante	....	visual effects camera: SPI
Scott Farrar	....	special visual effects supervisor
Lisa Foster	....	digital artist
Michael Gleason	....	visual effects editor
Scott Kilburn	....	lead technical director
Kelvin Lee	....	animator
George Merkert	....	visual effects producer
John Nelson	....	visual effects supervisor
Rebecca Ramsey	....	title producer: RGA/LA
Gayle Reznik	....	visual effects coordinator: SPI
Deborah Wiltman	....	technical assistant
Ronn Brown	....	digital matte assistant (uncredited)
Martin Foster	....	previs artist (uncredited)

Stunts
M. James Arnett	....	stunt coordinator
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Cindy Folkerson	....	stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Randy Lamb	....	stunts
Patricia M. Peters	....	stunts (as Tricia Peters)
Gregg Smrz	....	stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts (uncredited)
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Garrett Brown	....	Steadicam operator
John Burnett	....	camera operator: "b" camera
John Burnett	....	director of photography: additional photography
Billy Clevenger	....	first assistant camera
Jack Coffen	....	electrician
Michael Condro	....	first assistant camera
Colin Crane	....	assistant camera
François Duhamel	....	still photographer
David Dunbar	....	lighting technician
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci	....	camera operator
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician
R. Scott Goodrich	....	second assistant camera
Mitch Gulbin	....	grip
Chris Hammond	....	electrician
Albert Hood	....	electrician
Billy Kerwick	....	grip
Al LaVerde	....	key grip (as Alexander LaVerde)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Thomas P. Powell	....	lighting technician (1994)
Bradford Ralston	....	video assist operator
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	still photographer: New York
Ty Suehiro	....	best boy grip
Gary Tandrow	....	chief lighting technician
Clay H. Wilson	....	dolly grip
John Fortunato	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Kelvin Lee	....	animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Timothy Alberts	....	wardrobe supervisor
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell	....	costume supervisor
Bruce Ericksen	....	costume supervisor
Gary Jones	....	assistant costume designer
Lori Stilson	....	costumer: Mr. Nicholson

Editorial Department
Sean Albertson	....	assistant editor
Kris Cole	....	first assistant editor
Anne O'Brien	....	apprentice editor
Tom Swartwout	....	assistant editor
Scot Deer	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Suzana Peric	....	music editor
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Paulie DiCocco	....	driver: James Spader
Michael Hyde	....	local transportation captain
Joel Marrow	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Joseph Aspromonti	....	production assistant
Mary Bailey	....	script supervisor
Lisa Blok-Linson	....	location manager
Mitchell Cassel	....	contact lens consultant
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Patricia L. DeShields	....	production accountant
J. Ellen Evans	....	additional script supervisor
Tara Foran	....	assistant accountant
Dan Gorman	....	assistant location manager
Morton Greenspoon	....	contact lens consultant
Sam Hutchins	....	location assistant
Kathy Kaehler	....	trainer: Ms. Pfeiffer
Adrienne King	....	looping voices
Rex Knowles	....	adr loop group
Deborah Landis	....	stand-in: Kate Nelligan
Paul LaZebnik	....	assistant production coordinator
Nan Morales	....	production coordinator
Eric Myers	....	unit publicist (as Eric Meyers)
Clint Rowe	....	wolf trainer
Richard L. Silver	....	contact lens consultant
Nicholas Wolfert	....	production assistant
Erica Kissack	....	contact lens technician (uncredited)
John Mingalone	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• Fox Network (1997) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)

Special Effects

• Amalgamated Dynamics (animatronic wolf effects)
• Cinovation Studios (special makeup effects)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (special visual effects)

Other Companies

• C-5  post-production facilities
• Columbia Records  soundtrack
• Effects House, The  opticals
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Performing Animal Troupe  animals provided by
• R/Greenberg Associates  titles
• Sony Classical  soundtrack
• Sound One Corporation  post-production facilities

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Sharon Stone turned down the female lead.

Goofs:

Continuity: Shortly after Will hits the wolf, we see the Volvo's front steady parking light. As he exits the car and shuts the door, the light is now blinking. When he continues walking towards the wolf, the light has once again become steady.

Quotes:

Stewart Swinton: Good evening Miss Alden. May I call you Laura? Laura, if you scream, I'll kill you. I'll just... break your neck, okay?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

A mature werewolf flick

This movie was a welcome change from the typical werewolf flick. First off, we have Jack. Jack rules. Also, we have a good story that relates to adult life. This movie seems to pay tribute to classic werewolf films such as "The Wolf Man" with its basic formula of: Normal man, man bitten, man realizes something wrong, man discovers cool abilities, man uses abilities, man's abilities become out of control, man seeks help, man gets mystical amulet, man seeks resolution. It works very well, and this movie has great acting in it. Consider it a corporate werewolf flick, a more mature look at the beast in all of us.