Pleasantville (1998)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Gary Ross

Writer (WGA):

Gary Ross (written by)

Release Date:

23 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Nothing Is As Simple As Black And White.

Plot:

Two 1990's teenagers find themselves in a 1950's sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that complacent world.

Plot Keywords:

Barber Shop | No Opening Credits | Perfection | Original Sin | Individuality

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 23 nominations

Cast

Tobey Maguire	...	David
Reese Witherspoon	...	Jennifer
William H. Macy	...	George Parker
Joan Allen	...	Betty Parker
Jeff Daniels	...	Bill Johnson
J.T. Walsh	...	Big Bob
Don Knotts	...	TV Repairman
Marley Shelton	...	Margaret Henderson
Jane Kaczmarek	...	David's Mom
Giuseppe Andrews	...	Howard
Jenny Lewis	...	Christin
Marissa Ribisi	...	Kimmy
Denise Dowse	...	Health Teacher
McNally Sagal	...	Science Teacher
Paul Morgan Stetler	...	College Counselor
Heather McGill	...	Girl in School Yard
Kevin Connors	...	Bud Parker
Natalie Ramsey	...	Mary Sue Parker
Justin Nimmo	...	Mark Davis
Kai Lennox	...	Mark's Lackey #1
Jason Behr	...	Mark's Lackey #2
Robin Bissell	...	Commercial Announcer
Harry Singleton	...	Mr. Simpson
John Ganun	...	Fireman #1
Paul Walker	...	Skip Martin
Dawn Cody	...	Betty Jean
Maggie Lawson	...	Lisa Anne
Andrea Baker	...	Peggy Jane (as Andrea Taylor)
Lela Ivey	...	Miss Peters
Jim Patric	...	Tommy
Marc Blucas	...	Basketball Hero
Stanton Rutledge	...	Coach
Jason Maves	...	Paperboy
Gerald Emerick	...	TV Weatherman
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.	...	Dr. Henderson
Nancy Lenehan	...	Marge Jenkins
Weston Blakesley	...	Gus
Patrick Thomas O'Brien	...	Roy (as Patrick T. O'Brien)
Jim Antonio	...	Ralph
Danny Strong	...	Juke Box Boy
Kristin Rudrüd	...	Mary
Laura Carney	...	Bridge Club Lady
Dan Gillies	...	Fireman #2
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ty Taylor	...	Thug (uncredited)
Meredith Louise Thomas	...	Girl in soda shop (uncredited)

Directed by
Gary Ross

Writing credits (WGA)
Gary Ross		(written by)

Produced by
Allen Alsobrook	....	co-producer
Robin Bissell	....	associate producer
Andy Borowitz	....	co-producer
Susan Borowitz	....	co-producer
Bob Degus	....	producer (as Robert J. Degus)
Michael De Luca	....	executive producer
Jon Kilik	....	producer
Edward Lynn	....	co-producer
Mary Parent	....	executive producer
Gary Ross	....	producer
Steven Soderbergh	....	producer
Allison Thomas	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Randy Newman

Cinematography by
John Lindley

Film Editing by
William Goldenberg

Casting by
Ellen Lewis
Debra Zane

Production Design by
Jeannine Claudia Oppewall		(as Jeannine Oppewall)

Art Direction by
William Arnold		(supervising art director) (as Bill Arnold)
Dianne Wager

Set Decoration by
Jay Hart

Costume Design by
Judianna Makovsky

Makeup Department
Janice Alexander	....	assistant hair stylist
Jennifer Bell	....	assistant hair stylist
Susan A. Cabral	....	key makeup artist
Richard Dean	....	makeup consultant
Carolyn Elias	....	key hair stylist (as Carol L. Elias)
Joe Hailey	....	assistant makeup artist
Bruce Hutchinson	....	additional assistant makeup artist
Gigi Williams	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Allen Alsobrook	....	unit production manager
Carla Fry	....	executive in charge of production
Ric Keeley	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yudi Bennett	....	first assistant director
Suzanne Bornstein	....	dga trainee
Rusty Mahmood	....	dga trainee
Jonathan McGarry	....	second assistant director
Nancy Townsend	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
G. Roger Abell	....	set dresser
Carl Aldana	....	illustrator
Peter Allen	....	paint decorator
Pantelis M. Anastasis	....	paint gang boss
Linda C. Azevedo	....	construction accountant (as Linda Azevedo)
P. Scott Bailey	....	lead man (as Patrick Scott Bailey)
Jim Bandsuh	....	illustrator
Leslie N. Beattie	....	set dresser
Dennis R. Bianchi	....	signwriter
Marc Bissaillon	....	carpenter gang boss
Russell Bobbitt	....	property master
Tracy Bobbitt	....	assistant property master (as Tracy Kirk-Bobbitt)
Max E. Brehme	....	swing gang
Rick Broderman	....	paint gang boss
Ashley Burnham	....	art department coordinator
Javier Carrillo	....	construction foreman
Ontiveros Charles	....	labor foreman
Lisa D. Clampitt	....	art department production assistant (as Lisa Clampitt)
Timothy J. Cleary	....	signwriter
Stephanie Cooney	....	paint decorator gang boss
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello	....	stand-by painter (as Frank 'Lucky' Costello)
Joe Couillard	....	sign supervisor
William Davidson	....	construction foreman (as Roscoe Davidson)
John Davies	....	paint gang boss
Dave DeGaetano	....	construction coordinator (as Dave Degaetano)
Tim Donelan	....	swing gang
Michael R. Driscoll	....	set dresser (as Michael Driscoll)
Randy Eriksen	....	assistant props
Andy Flores	....	paint foreman (as A.R. Flores)
Carolyn Fox	....	painter: Mr. Johnson's paintings of Betty
Connie Gage	....	signwriter
John A. Gomez	....	signwriter
Will Grant	....	swing gang
Chris Grantz	....	set dresser (as H. Chris Grantz)
Ross Gunnell	....	labor gang boss
Robert M. Hagman	....	carpenter foreman
Danny Haskell	....	labor gang boss
John K. Hill	....	labor foreman
Sean Hood	....	set dresser
Jack Johnson	....	illustrator
Jack Kerner	....	signwriter
Jonas Kirk	....	carpenter gang boss (as C. Jonas Kirk)
Leslie Kolbeins	....	carpenter gang boss
Julia K. Levine	....	set designer
Raphael Lopez	....	paint gang boss
John Lozano	....	labor gang boss
Roger Luna	....	plasterer gang boss
Raul D. Marmol	....	carpenter foreman
R. Patrick McGee	....	swing gang (as Robert Patrick McGee)
Andy Mentzer	....	paint gang boss
Robert Montano	....	plasterer gang boss
Len Morganti	....	storyboard artist
Troy Alan Peters	....	on-set dresser (as Troy Peters)
Mark Poll	....	set designer
Steven Rigamat	....	general foreman (as Steve Rigamat)
David Robbie	....	plaster foreman
John Root	....	sign painter
David Saltzman	....	assistant property master
Aaron Sanchez	....	plasterer gang boss
Michael Sanchez	....	plaster foreman
Sal Sanchez	....	plaster foreman
Antonio Santelli	....	paint decorator gang boss
Mark Satterfield	....	labor foreman
Dan Schulz	....	swing gang
Doug Sieck	....	swing gang (as Douglas Sieck)
Danielle Simpson	....	set dressing buyer
John Slatsky	....	set dresser (as John J. Slatsky)
Dawn Snyder	....	set designer
Paul Stanwyck	....	head scenic painter (as Paul J. Stanwyck)
Robert L. Thompson	....	carpenter foreman
Mindy R. Toback	....	set designer (as Mindi Toback)
Greg Villalva	....	construction foreman
Timothy S. Wiles	....	swing gang (as Tim Wiles)
Randall D. Wilkins	....	set designer (as Randy Wilkins)
Walter Zingelewicz	....	paint gang boss (as Walter M. Zingelewicz)
Jeff Khachadoorian	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Lou Mouneu Sr.	....	plasterer (uncredited)
Victor M. Shannon	....	plasterer (uncredited)
Bob Warner	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	sound mixer (as Robert Anderson Jr.)
Paul Aulicino	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound engineer
Gary Blufer	....	sound editor
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Lance Brown	....	sound designer
Colin Campbell	....	cable person
Bradley Clouse	....	assistant sound editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan	....	dialogue editor (as Virginia Cook McGowan)
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound editor
Lance Laurienzo	....	assistant adr editor
Dan Lipe	....	second cable person
Kenneth C. Mantlo	....	boom operator (as Ken Mantlo)
Joseph A. Mayer	....	supervising adr editor (as Joe Mayer)
Matthew C. May	....	assistant sound editor
Anthony Milch	....	dialogue editor (as Anthony R. Milch)
Steve Nelson	....	sound editor
Jay Nierenberg	....	sound editor
Alison Sanford	....	sound recordist
Kim Secrist	....	sound editor
Bruce Stambler	....	supervising sound editor
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	dialogue editor
Aaron D. Weisblatt	....	dialogue editor (as Aaron Weisblatt)
Bernard Weiser	....	dialogue editor
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Milt Alvarez	....	producer: Planet Blue
Dan Clark	....	machine room technician: Editel
Michael Gaspar	....	special effects
Melissa Hagman	....	director of graphics: Editel
Shannon Koczera	....	dailies telecine: Editel
Richard Moc	....	systems administrator: Editel
Gregory Nussbaum	....	machine room technician: Editel
Dan Placencio	....	telecine assistant: Editel
Barbara Rider	....	general manager: Editel
Eric Rylander	....	special effects coordinator
Steve Shea	....	dailies coordinator: Editel
Al Walton	....	president: Editel
Christine Onesky	....	special effects (uncredited)
Gary Zink	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jason Adams	....	lightning recorder operator: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Amirouche Allaoua	....	production assistant: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Angela Angove	....	scanning and recording producer: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Travis Baumann	....	digital effects artist: CFC
Karel Beck	....	digital color artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Jenny Behnke	....	data I/O operator: CFC
Susana Bentsen	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios (as Susana Slaughter)
Stella Bogh	....	digital effects artist: CFC
Rik Bomberger	....	computer support: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Logan Breit	....	visual effects editor
Shawn Broes	....	digital effects editor: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Bruce Bullock	....	scanning coordinator: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Floyd Burks	....	lightning recorder operator: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Sean Callan	....	data I/O supervisor: Pleasantville Visual Effects
George Callins	....	lightning recorder operator: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Ozzie Carmona	....	color compositing: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Richard Cassel	....	spirit datacine colorist: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Dale Caughey	....	recording engineer: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Estee Chandler	....	visual effects producer: Pleasantville Visual Effects (as estee chandler)
Ryan Chan	....	production assistant: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Glenn Clyatt	....	digital color artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Jerry Clyatt	....	digital color artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Bill Coffin	....	Inferno artist: Editel (as Bill Coffin)
Vicki Collins	....	video color artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Nicolle Cornute	....	data I/O operator: CFC
Erin M. Cullen	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios
Chris DeAngelis	....	editor: EFilm (as Christopher DeAngelis)
Matt Dessero	....	digital effects artist: CFC
Hugo Dominguez	....	senior digital color artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Jake Doran	....	production assistant: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Jason Dost	....	lightning recorder operator: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Joe Dubs	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios
Susan Evans	....	digital effects artist: CFC
Lola Feiner	....	color timer: Hollywood Film & Video
Bob Fernley	....	digital imaging supervisor: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Fortunato Frattasio	....	digital effects artist: CFC (as Fortunato Fratassio)
Janet Freedland	....	senior digital color artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Mike Frevert	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios
David Fuhrer	....	digital effects artist: CFC (as Dave Fuhrer)
Susan Fuller	....	digital color production manager: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Gil Gagnon	....	executive producer: Cinesite Digital Studios
Dawn Gates	....	digital color artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Alain Germain	....	lightning recorder operator: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Tim Gibbons	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios
Mark Girard	....	datacine engineer: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Andrew Goldstein	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios
Gilbert Gonzales	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios
Nicolle Gray	....	data I/O operator: CFC
Glen Gustafson	....	lightning recorder operator: Cinesite Digital Imaging (as Glen Gustufson)
Bruce Halstead	....	digital color correction: EFilm
Max Harris	....	Inferno artist: Editel
Christine Lojko Haslett	....	editor: EFilm
David Hays	....	senior producer: EFilm
Carrie Holecek	....	producer: EFilm
Mark Hopper	....	digital color artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Carl Jacobson	....	lightning recorder operator: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Marvin Jones	....	digital color artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Lisa Kahatriya	....	rotoscope artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Ron Kallsen	....	senior digital compositor: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Timothy Keller	....	senior digital color artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Karen Klein	....	rotoscope supervisor: Cinesite Digital Studios
Don Lee	....	Inferno artist: Editel
Dan Levitan	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios
Mark Tait Lewis	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios (as Mark Lewis)
Carl Loeffler	....	technical director: CFC
Matt Magnolia	....	visual effects editorial: CFC
Julius Magodo	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager: EFilm
George McCarthy	....	visual effects assistant editor
Nathan McGuinness	....	digital compositing artist: Planet Blue
Alex Moradian	....	president: Hollywood Film & Video
Marc G. Nanjo	....	digital paint artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Son Kim Nguyen	....	production assistant: Pleasantville Visual Effects (as Son Nguyen)
George Oliver	....	digital artist: Cinesite Digital Studios (as George Edwin Oliver Jr.)
Gregory Plotkin	....	visual effects assistant editor
Corinne Pooler	....	digital paint supervisor: Cinesite Digital Studios
Mark Robben	....	digital compositor: Editel
Stanton Rutledge	....	color effects software consultant: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Kevin Schwab	....	lightning recorder supervisor: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Wayne A. Shepherd	....	previsualization compositor: Editel (as Wayne Shepherd)
Janette Shew	....	visual effects producer: Editel
Wally Shidler	....	film technician: Hollywood Film & Video
Janek Sirrs	....	visual effects consultant: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Thomas J. Smith	....	digital effects supervisor: Cinesite
Tomme B. Stanley	....	data I/O operator: CFC (as Tomme Stanley)
Dave St. Clair	....	technical director: EFilm
Mark Sullivan	....	digital matte paintings: Compound Eye
Jessica Trento	....	digital effects producer: Cinesite Digital Studios
James Valentine	....	rotoscope artist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Bronwyn Waddington	....	visual effects coordinator: Pleasantville Visual Effects
John Watson	....	data I/O operator: CFC
Chris Watts	....	visual effects supervisor
Jennifer Weinberg	....	digital color production manager: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Sly West	....	recording coordinator: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Lauralee Wiseman	....	facility manager: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Janet Yale	....	producer: CFC
Raymond Yeung	....	chief scientist: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Raymond Yeung	....	software development: Pleasantville Visual Effects
Jackson Yu	....	datacine I/O operator: Cinesite Digital Imaging
Robert Chapin	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Tim T. Cunningham	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Vincent Lavares	....	technical assistant supervisor (uncredited)
Valerie McMahon	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Matt Merkovich	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Cristin Pescosolido	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Tristan Tom	....	technical support: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Jacob Chambers	....	stunts
Chris O'Hara	....	stunts
Chris O'Hara	....	utility stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator (as Ernie Orsatti)
Noon Orsatti	....	stunts
Eddie Yansick	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Ahern	....	lamp operator (as Christopher Ahern)
Mathias Aschkynazo	....	video assist operator
Gary A. Beaird	....	grip (as Gary 'Bullet' Beaird Jr.)
Craig Brown	....	grip
Aaron Bryson	....	camera loader
Mark Burnett	....	video engineer
Kyle Carden	....	grip
Richard L. Carden	....	dolly grip (as Rick Carden)
Ted Chu	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Joseph P. Clem	....	lamp operator (as Joseph Clem)
Henry Cline	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Raul Colletta	....	video playback operator
Rick Colosimo	....	grip
Chris Culliton	....	lamp operator
John L. Dardis	....	lamp operator (as John Dardis)
Willie E. Dawkins	....	lamp operator (as Willie Dawkins)
Douglas A. Degrazzio	....	video playback operator (as Doug DeGrazzio)
Craig Doobie	....	key rigging grip
Ross Dunkerley	....	lamp operator
Kenneth Estes	....	video playback operator
Ken Ferris	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Joseph Graham	....	key rigging grip
Thad Hall	....	lamp operator (as Thaddeus Hall)
Brent Lon Hershman	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Steve Hoch	....	grip
Jay Johnson	....	best boy electric
Roger C. Johnson	....	video assist operator (as Roger Johnson)
Lawrence Karman	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Joe Kelly	....	grip
Ronald Kline	....	rigging best boy electric
Patricia Lee	....	rigging gaffer
Lonnie Leslie	....	grip
Rob Lewbel	....	rigging best boy electric
Mark A. Lindsay	....	lamp operator (as Mark Lindsay)
Mark Marcom	....	video playback operator (as Mark L. Marcum)
Bruce McCleery	....	gaffer (as Robert Bruce McCleery)
Stephen McGehee	....	lamp operator
Jess Mexia	....	grip
Glenn E. Moran	....	lamp operator (as Glenn Moran)
Ralph Nelson	....	still photographer
Paul Plannette	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Paul Planette)
Christopher Prampin	....	rigging gaffer
Chris Reddish	....	lamp operator
Rusty Reilly	....	best boy grip
Alex Rodriguez	....	lamp operator
Art Schwab	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jim Shelton	....	key grip
Michael Shugrue	....	video playback operator (as Michael Shugrve)
David W. Slodki	....	lamp operator (as Dave Slodki)
Jeffrey P. Soderberg	....	rigging gaffer (as Jeff Soderberg)
Tim Speed	....	lamp operator
Baird Steptoe	....	first assistant camera (as Baird Steptoe Sr.)
Ira Toles	....	video playback operator (as Ira D. Toles)
Susan Turcot	....	lamp operator
Kristopher Van Over	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Kristopher Vanover)
Wilma Wong	....	camera loader
Wilma Wong	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
John Young	....	camera loader
John Young	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
James W. Apted	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Camille Freer	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Bradley Richard	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Michael Southard	....	color effects designer

Casting Department
David Anthony	....	extras casting
Judy Cook	....	extras casting
Jane DeVries Cooper	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Vivian Hasbrouk	....	casting assistant (as Vivian Lynn Hasbrouk)
Lise Hayden	....	casting assistant (as Lisa Hayden)
Terri Taylor	....	casting assistant
Chadwick Cohn	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlene Amateau	....	costumer
Betty Besio	....	costumer (as Elizabeth Besio)
Cynthia Black	....	key costumer: women
Roberto Carneiro	....	costumer
Sharon Iris Crall	....	costumer: women
David Davenport	....	key costumer: men
Dallas D. Dornan	....	costumer
Marina Marit	....	costumer
Kathy Monderine	....	costumer
Parker Poole	....	costumer (as C. Parker Poole)
Jerry M. Ross	....	costumer
Eric H. Sandberg	....	costume supervisor (as Eric Sandberg)
Ivette Silberman	....	costumer
Michael Tereschuk	....	cutter/fitter
Lisa Tomczeszyn	....	assistant costume designer
Debbie Travis	....	costumer (as Deborah Lynn Travis)
Randy Manion	....	wardrobe production assistant (uncredited)
Jerry Ross	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Michel Aller	....	assistant editor
Jennifer Neysa Jew	....	assistant editor
Robert Komatsu	....	associate editor
Jody Levin	....	executive in charge of post-production
Ray Neapolitan	....	assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Siobhan Prior	....	apprentice editor
Jay Vinitsky	....	post-production coordinator
Adam C. Frank	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Michael