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Primal Fear - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Primal Fear"

Primal Fear (1996)

Timing: 2:10 (130 min)

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Actors and characters

Film crew

Director

Gregory Hoblit

Director

Producer

Gary Lucchesi

Producer

Executive Producer

Hawk Koch

Executive Producer

Casting

Deborah Aquila

Casting

Jane Shannon-Smith

Casting

Editor

David Rosenbloom

Editor

Art Direction

William Arnold

Art Direction

Costume Design

Betsy Cox

Costume Design

Stunts

Ray Lykins

Stunts

Denney Pierce

Stunts

Rick LeFevour

Stunts

Noon Orsatti

Stunts

Lanier Edwards

Stunts

Linda Perlin

Stunts

Production Design

Jeannine Oppewall

Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

Ernie F. Orsatti

Stunt Coordinator

Set Decoration

Cindy Carr

Set Decoration

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeffrey J. Haboush

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kevin E. Carpenter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Schaper

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Original Music Composer

James Newton Howard

Original Music Composer

Co-Producer

Robert McMinn

Co-Producer

Set Dresser

Paul Allen

Set Dresser

Second Assistant Director

Lucille OuYang

Second Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Michael Chapman

Director of Photography

Pilot

Larry Cook

Pilot

Bob Kenney

Pilot

Camera Operator

Bill Roe

Camera Operator

Sound Effects Editor

Anthony Milch

Sound Effects Editor

Cameron Frankley

Sound Effects Editor

Greg Stacy

Sound Effects Editor

Visual Effects Supervisor

Rob Burton

Visual Effects Supervisor

Supervising Sound Editor

Bruce Fortune

Supervising Sound Editor

Script Supervisor

Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez

Script Supervisor

Supervising ADR Editor

Joe Dorn

Supervising ADR Editor

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Carin Rogers

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Still Photographer

Ron Phillips

Still Photographer

Sound Mixer

Steve Cantamessa

Sound Mixer

First Assistant Director

J. Stephen Buck

First Assistant Director

Chief Lighting Technician

Jono Kouzouyan

Chief Lighting Technician

Production Manager

Robert Grand

Production Manager

Boom Operator

Gary Thomas

Boom Operator

Screenplay

Steve Shagan

Screenplay

Ann Biderman

Screenplay

Novel

William Diehl

Novel

Foley Artist

Robin Harlan

Foley Artist

Sarah Monat

Foley Artist

Art Department Coordinator

Kacy Magedman

Art Department Coordinator

Foley Editor

Thomas W. Small

Foley Editor

Foley Mixer

Marilyn Graf

Foley Mixer

Randy Singer

Foley Mixer

Music Editor

Jim Weidman

Music Editor

ADR Mixer

Bob Baron

ADR Mixer

Title Designer

Phill Norman

Title Designer

Color Timer

Phil Hetos

Color Timer

Negative Cutter

Theresa Repola Mohammed

Negative Cutter

What's left behind the scenes

The film is based on William Diehl's novel "Primal Fear" (1993).
Initially, the role of Edward Norton was intended for Leonardo DiCaprio.
The film's slogan is a slightly altered quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter." The full quote reads: "No man can long be a hypocrite: to have one face for himself, and another for the crowd; at last he will lose himself, and cease to know which is the true one."
A total of 2,100 actors auditioned for the role of Aaron, which went to Edward Norton.
Many aspiring actors actively sought the role of Aaron, as it was believed that a role of this nature would greatly benefit their careers. Matt Damon recounted that he didn't get cast in Peter Weir's "Dead Poets Society" (1989) and really wanted to be in "Primal Fear." Another actor was cast, and Damon and Ben Affleck decided not to wait for another opportunity, thinking they needed to do something about it. As a result, the screenplay for the drama "Good Will Hunting" (Gus Van Sant, 1997) was born, and filming it significantly helped both actors' careers.
Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the role of Aaron because he was exhausted from filming the drama "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" (Lasse Hallström, 1993).
The character played by Alfre Woodard was originally written as a 60-year-old white man.
The idea that Aaron would stutter belonged to Edward Norton (this was not written in either the literary source material or the script). Richard Gere's reaction when Norton throws him against the wall in prison was completely genuine – and at Norton's suggestion, it was also left in the film. Finally, Norton's last improvisation in the film was the slow clapping at the end, just before the explosion.
The film's slogan is a slightly altered quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter." The full quote reads: "No man can long be a hypocrite: to have one face for himself, and another for the crowd; at last he will lose himself, and which is his true face he knows not."

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