the fabulous baker boys

'That most entertaining of movies (I have to pinch myself as I write this), The Fabulous Baker Boys, didn't do very well. (Nobody ever said we weren't allowed to be stupid)'
David Thomson
Esquire Vol. 127 1st February 1997.


Technical & Financial Information /
Cast & Crew



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Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation (US) / Tobis Filmkunst (Germany)

Produced by: Gladden Entertainment / Mirage / Tobis Filmkunst AG

Running time: 114 minutes.

US (1989): Drama/Comedy

Language: English genre

Certification: USA (R) / Germany (12) / Portugal (M/12) / Sweden (7)

Sound mix: Dolby

Cost : US$12 million

Release dates:
13th October 1989 (USA)
7th March 1990 (France)
6th April 1990 (Sweden)
26th April 1990 (West Germany)

US Closing date : 22nd March 1990

US Opening theatres : 858
US Total theatres (widest) : 860

First week percentage : 18.29%
Per theatre : 21,031

USA box office opening week : $3,313,815
USA box office domestic gross: $18,121,297

Sweden box office domestic gross: SEK 1,003,925
Admissions (Sweden): 20,129

Hong Kong box office domestic gross: HK$341,130.00

Film negative format (mm/video inches) : 35 mm
Cinematographic process : (spherical)
Printed film format : 35 mm
Aspect ratio : 1.85 to 1

The British Film Institute has a series of films that were commissioned to be sub-titled for deaf and hard of hearing audiences. More than just the dialogue, titles for the deaf are much more specific, requiring sound effects and off-screen noises to be titled on screen. The films in the series that are titled for the deaf include The Fabulous Baker Boys. This special print of the film was not just released to video, but has also been shown at selected cinemas (for example it was screened during the 13th Dublin Film Festival).

On December 3, 1997 PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (PFE) entered into an agreement to acquire a library of film catalogues from Consortium de Realisation SAS (CDR), containing 1,051 titles, for US$225 million. Among the notable titles in the library was The Fabulous Baker Boys.


Cast And Crew

 
Jeff Bridges.... Jack Baker
Michelle Pfeiffer.... Susie Diamond
Beau Bridges.... Frank Baker
Ellie Raab.... Nina
Xander Berkeley.... Lloyd 
Dakin Matthews.... Charlie 
Ken Lerner.... Ray
Albert Hall.... Henry
Terri Treas.... Girl in Bed
Gregory Itzin.... Vince Nancy
Bradford English.... Earl
David Coburn.... Kid at Vet
Todd Jeffries.... Theo
Jeffrey J. Nowinski.... Hotel Masseuse
Nancy Fish.... Laughing Bar Patron
Beege Barkette.... Waitress
Del Zamora.... Man with Cleaver
Howard Matthew Johnson.... Bathroom Attendant
Stuart Nisbet.... Veterinarian
Robert Henry (II).... Doorman
Martina Finch.... Bad Singer
Winifred Freedman.... Bad Singer
Wendy Goldman.... Bad Singer
Karen Hartman.... Bad Singer
D.D. Howard.... Bad Singer
Lisa Raggio.... Bad Singer
Vickilyn Reynolds.... Bad Singer
Krisie Spear.... Bad Singer
Carol White.... Bad Singer
Steve Alterman.... Background Voice
August Bach.... Background Voice
Greg Finley.... Background Voice
J.D. Hall.... Background Voice
Doris Hess.... Background Voice
Rosanna Huffman.... Background Voice
John La Fayette.... Background Voice
 Tina Lifford.... Background Voice
Arlin Miller.... Background Voice
Paige Pollack.... Background Voice
David J. Randolph.... Background Voice
Susan Napoli.... Background Voice
Jennifer Tilly.... Blanche 'Monica' Moran

Written by Steven Kloves 
Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus 
Original music by Dave Grusin 
Production Design by Jeffrey Townsend 
Costume Design by Lisa Jensen 
Film Editing by William Steinkamp 
Produced by:
Julie Bergman Sender (associate) 
Bill Finnegan (co-producer) 
Robin Forman (associate) 
Sydney Pollack (executive) 
Mark Rosenberg 
Paula Weinstein 

Anne H. Ahrens.... set decorator
Gary Alexander (II).... re-recording mixer 
Bunny K. Andrews.... music editor 
Florian Ballhaus.... first assistant camera 
Kevin Bartnof.... foley artist 
Gregg Baxter.... adr editor 
Wallace R. Bearden.... adr mixer 
Arthur Blum.... dolly grip 
Bruce Byall.... best boy grip 
Joseph H. Catmull.... construction foreman 
Robin Citrin.... location manager 
John Doherty.... rigging gaffer 
Susan Dudeck.... foley editor 
David M. Dunlap.... camera operator 
Margaret E. Fannin.... production co-ordinator 
Bill Finnegan.... unit production manager 
Don Gibbin Jr..... senior set designer 
Clay A. Griffith.... art co-ordinator 
Dave Grusin.... piano soloist 
John Haeny.... sound effects editor 
John Hammond.... piano soloist
Robin Harlan.... foley artist 
Doug Hemphill.... re-recording mixer 
Peggy Holmes.... choreographer 
Jody Hummer.... assistant location manager 
J. Paul Huntsman.... supervising sound editor 
Chris Jenkins.... re-recording mixer 
Pamela Katz.... second assistant camera 
Tammy Kusian.... assistant make-up artist 
Karen Marmer.... post-production co-ordinator 
Cherylanne Martin.... second second assistant director 
Karen Miller.... special photography 
Myers.... first assistant director 
Wallis Nicita.... casting 
Michael Perry.... assistant art director 
Jon Conrad Pochron.... stunt co-ordinator 
Trudy G. Ramirez.... script supervisor 
Efraim Reuveni.... foley editor 
Tracy Rosenthal.... second assistant director
Ken Ryan.... production executive 
John 'Fest' Sandau.... best boy electric
Lorey Sebastian.... still photographer 
Joel Sill.... executive music producer
Howard Small.... transportation co-ordinator
Steve Smith.... key grip
Ronnie Specter.... make-up artist
Sally Stevens.... vocal coach
Spooky Stevens.... publicist
James R. Tynes.... gaffer
Jeanne Van Phue.... hair stylist
Walter Wall.... property master
Bob White.... transportation captain
Michael T. Wilson.... assistant editor
Chris L. Winslow.... scenic artist
Robert E. Worthington.... special effects
Ian C. Wright.... boom operator
Curtis Yomtob.... construction co-ordinator
Stephan von Hase.... sound mixer 

Opticals...Pacific Title 
Music supervision...Windswept Pacific 
Insurance...Albert G. Ruben & Company, Inc. 
Completion bond...The Completion Bond Company, Inc. 
Titles...Pacific Title 
Publicity...Dennis Davidson Associates / Rogers & Cowan 
Camera dollies...Chapman Studio Equipment 
Camera cranes...Chapman Studio Equipment 
Music recorded at...Sunset Sound 



Sources:

The Internet Movie Database.




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