Alice (1990)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1990
Running Times: 101m 39s (UK - video (1991))/102m 28s (UK - video (2001))/106m 10s
Length: 2903 metres
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Orion Pictures Corporation
Executive Producers: Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins
Producer: Robert Greenhut
Co-Producers: Joseph Hartwick, Helen Robin
Associate Producers: Jane Read Martin, Thomas Reilly
Production Manager: Joseph Hartwick
Assistant Production Manager: Jonathan Filley
Production Coordinator: Helen Robin
Assistant Production Coordinator: Jerry Caron

SCRIPT
Script: Woody Allen

DIRECTION
Director: Woody Allen
1st Assistant Director: Thomas Reilly
2nd Assistant Directors: Richard Patrick, Debra Kent (uncredited)
DGA Trainee: Stella Kim

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Carlo Di Palma
Camera Operator: Dick Mingalone
Gyrosphere Camera Operator: Mike Kelem
Assistant Cameraperson: Michael Green
2nd Assistant Camera: Michael Caracciolo
Gyrosphere Assistant Camera: John Connell
Assistant Camera Trainee: Jim Vecchio
Gaffer: Ray Quinlan
Best Boy: Jim Manzione
Key Grip: Bob Ward
Dolly Grip: Ronald Burke
Stills: Brian Hamill
Projectionist: Carl Turnquest Jr
Video Engineer: Howard Weiner
Video Production: Video 35
Panaflex Cameras and Lenses: Panavision
Lab: Du Art Film Laboratories Inc., New York, USA

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Susan E. Morse
Assistant Editors: Mark Livolsi, William Kruzykowski
Negative Cutting: J.G. Films Inc

MUSIC
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (Concerto No 1 In A Minor For Violin And Orchestra, BWV 1041)
Music Performed By: Pinchas Zukerman, The English Chamber Orchestra (Concerto No 1 In A Minor For Violin And Orchestra, BWV 1041)
Conductor: Pinchas Zukerman
Songs: Philip Braham, Douglas Furber (Limehouse Blues); Dizzy Gillespie, Seymour Simons, Richard A. Whiting (Breezin' Along With The Breeze); Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern (I Dream Too Much); Philip Braham, Douglas Furber (Limehouse Blues); Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills (Moonglow); Matos Rodriguez (La Cumparsita); Linda Hudes (The Courier; World Music); Edward Kennedy Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol (Caravan); Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger (I Remember You); Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke (Moonlight Becomes You); Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern (The Way You Look Tonight); Joseph McCarthy Sr, Harry Tierney (Alice Blue Gown); Edgar DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen (Darn That Dream); Danny Alguire, Frank Thomas, Ward Kimball (Southern Comfort); Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein, Berthold Brecht (Mack The Knife); Neal Hefti (Flight of The Foo Birds); Matt Dennis, Thomas M. Adair (Will You Still Be Mine)
Songs Performed By: Jackie Gleason (Limehouse Blues); Jackie Gleason (Breezin' Along With The Breeze); Paul Weston and His Orchestra (I Dream Too Much); Ambrose and His Orchestra (Limehouse Blues); Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (Moonglow); The Castilians (La Cumparsita); The Big Apple Circus Band (The Courier; World Music); Erroll Garner (Caravan; The Way You Look Tonight); Jackie Gleason (I Remember You; Moonlight Becomes You); Wayne King and His Orchestra (Alice Blue Gown); Thelonious Monk (Darn That Dream); The Firehouse Five Plus Two (Southern Comfort); Count Basie (Flight Of The Foo Birds); Erroll Garner (Will You Still Be Mine); Liberace (O Tannenbaum/We Wish You A Merry Christmas)

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Frank Graziadei
Production Sound Mixer: James Sabat
Re-Recording: Sound One Corporation
Re-Recording Mixer: Sound One Corporation, Lee Dichter
Boom Operator: Louis Sabat
Supervising Sound Editor: Bob Hein
Sound Editor: Tony Martinez
Assistant Sound Editors: Jay Rabinowitz, Sylvia Menno

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Fern Buchner
Hair: Romaine Greene
Costume Designer: Jeffrey Kurland
Assistant Costume Designer: Donna Zakowska
Costume Assistants: Eric Mendelsohn, Lauren Gibson
Wardrobe Supervisor (Men): Bill Christians
Wardrobe Supervisor (Women): Patricia Eiben

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Balsmeyer and Everett Inc
Practical Effects: 3/Design Studio
Special Effects Rigging: Bob Harman

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Randall Balsmeyer
Motion Control Operator: Don Canfield
Blue Screen Consultant: Stan Sayer
Optical Cameraman: Angus Bickerton (uncredited)
Visual Effects Storyboard: Jeff Balsmeyer
Titles and Opticals: The Effects House Co
Additional Optical Effects: The Magic Camera Company

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Santo Loquasto
Art Director: Speed Hopkins
Set Decorator: Susan Bode
Set Dresser: Dave Weinman
Property Master: James Mazzola
Construction Coordinator: Ron Petagna
Chief Construction Grip: Vincent Guarriello
Stand-By Carpenter: Joe Alfieri
Master Scenic Artist: James Sorice
Stand-By Scenic Artist: Cosmo Sorice
Art Department Coordinator: Glenn Lloyd

OTHER CREW
Script Supervisor: Kay Chapin
Production Auditor: Peter Lombardi
Assistant Production Auditor: Michael Jackman
Assistant to Woody Allen: Jane Read Martin
Production Assistants: Aleks Zivanovich, Andrew Bernstein, Danielle Rigby, Justin Moritt, Monty Simons, Stacy Augenstein, Tom Amos, Matthew T. Weiner (uncredited)
Transportation Captains: Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy, Peter Tavis
Craft Service: Scott Shaffer
Studio Managers: Brian Mannain, Gilbert S. Williams
Publicity: PMK Public Relations
Stock Footage Research: Producer's Library Service

LOCATIONS
Studio: Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York City, New York, USA
Location Manager: Dana Robin
Location Scouts: Megan Monaghan, Antoine Douaihy, James A. Davis, Jody Banks

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks: Kati Meister, Mary Lance

STUNTS
Stunt Double For Alec Baldwin: Lee Sheward (uncredited)

CASTING
Casting: Juliet Taylor
Additional Casting: Judie Fixler, Todd Thaler Casting
Casting Associate: Ellen Lewis
Casting Assistant: Laura Rosenthal

CAST
Joe Mantegna (Joe)
Mia Farrow (Alice)
William Hurt (Doug)
June Squibb (Hilda)
Marceline Hugot (Monica)
Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow (Kate)
Matt Williamson (Dennis)
Julie Kavner (decorator)
Billy Taylor (trainer)
Holland Taylor (Helen)
Michael-Vaughn Sullivan (hairstylist)
Robin Bartlett (Nina)
Linda Wallem (Penny)
Gina Gallagher (Joe's daughter)
Patience Moore (school teacher)
Diane Cheng (Dr Yang's assistant)
Kim Chan (Dr Yang's patient)
Keye Luke (Dr Yang)
Lynda Bridges (saleslady)
Anthony Cortino (dog groomer)
Judy Davis (Vicki)
Cybill Shepherd (Nancy Brill)
Alec Baldwin (Ed)
Katja Schurmann (circus equestrian)
Vanessa Thomas (circus aerialist)
Blythe Danner (Dorothy)
Gwen Verdon (Alice's mother)
Patrick O'Neal (Alice's father)
Kristy Graves (Alice at 18 years)
Laurie Nayber (young Dorothy)
Rachel Miner (Alice at 12 years)
Amy Louise Barrett (Mrs Keyes)
Caroline Aaron (Sue)
Alexi Henry (Kimberly)
James Toback (professor)
Bernadette Peters (muse)
Elle Macpherson (model)
Ira Wheeler, Lisa Marie (office Xmas party guests)
Diane Salinger (Carol)
Alfred Cherry (Vicki's analyst)
David Spielberg (Ken)
Bob Balaban (Sid Moscowitz)
Peggy Miley (Dorothy's maid)
George Manos, Kim Weston-Moran, Peter Tolan, Kenneth Edelson, Marvin Terban, James McDaniel, Roy Attaway (Dorothy's Xmas party Guests)
Jodi Long, Suzanne O'Neill, Don Snell, Robert Polenz (Park Avenue couples)
Mary Stein (nun - uncredited)

Alice Tate has been married for sixteen years and has two children. But when she meets a handsome saxophonist, her life turns upside down. She seeks help for her backache from oriental herbalist Dr Yang who gives her some magic herbs, granting her incredible powers that will help her escape from the meaningless rut her life has become stuck in.

Argentina
Video Distributor: LK-TEL

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Rank Film Distributors
Video Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video (CVR22821)
DVD Distributor: MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd (21382DVD)

USA
Video Distributor: Orion Pictures Corporation
DVD Distributor: MGM Home Entertainment (1002024)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: 13

Chile
Rating: 14

Finland
Rating: S

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: 12 (w)

Sweden
Rating: Btl

UK
Rating: 12 (uncut); 15 (uncut)

USA
Rating: PG-13

1991
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Woody Allen) - nominated

Casting Society of America, USA
Artios Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy (Juliet Taylor) - nominated

Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Comedy/Musical (Mia Farrow) - nominated

National Board of Review, USA
Best Actress (Mia Farrow) - winner

Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Woody Allen) - nominated

1992
César Awards, France
Meilleur film étranger (Woody Allen) - nominated

1990
December
25: USA - theatrical release

1991
January
10: Argentina - theatrical release

February
6: France - theatrical release
28: Germany - theatrical release

March
14: UK - rated 12 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)
22: Netherlands - theatrical release
29: Sweden - theatrical release

April
5: Finland - theatrical release

November
28: UK - rated 15 by the BBFC (for video release)

1992
September
7: UK - video release (Columbia TriStar Home Video (CVR22821))

1993
April
16: UK - video deleted (Columbia TriStar Home Video (CVR22821))

2001
June
5: USA - DVD release (MGM Home Entertainment (1002024))

September
3: UK - rated 15 by the BBFC (for video release)

2002
February
11: UK - DVD release (MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd (21382DVD))

November
30: USA - television broadcast (on WCTX Channel)

Alicja - Polish title
Simplesmente Alice - Brazilian title

SEE ALSO
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Giulietta degli spiriti (1965)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Sesame Street (1969 - )
Superman (1978)

PERIODICALS

Première February 1991 p.10 (France)
review (by Laurent Bachet)

Studio February 1991 p.15 (France)
review (by Catherine Wimphen)

NEWSPAPERS

Svenska Dagbladet 30 March 1991 (Sweden)
review (Inte en av Allens bästa by Hans Schiller)

KEYWORDS

alternative medicine, christmas, herbalists, herbs, hypnotism, infidelity, invisibility, magic, new york

Last Updated: 19 April, 2009