Mean Streets - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Mean Streets"
Mean Streets (1973)
Timing:
1:51 (111 min)
7.088/10
2005
2005
7.076/10
13577
13577
7.2/10
128000
128000
Film crew
Director
Producer
Jonathan T. Taplin
Producer
Executive Producer
E. Lee Perry
Executive Producer
Editor
Sidney Levin
Editor
Stunts
Production Design
David Nichols
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Bill Catching
Stunt Coordinator
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Walter Goss
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Wilkinson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Second Assistant Director
Ron Satlof
Second Assistant Director
Additional Photography
Norman Gerard
Additional Photography
Director of Photography
Kent L. Wakeford
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Gene Talvin
Camera Operator
Script Supervisor
Bobbie Sierks
Script Supervisor
Sound Mixer
Donald F. Johnson
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
Russell Vreeland
First Assistant Director
Production Manager
Paul Rapp
Production Manager
Boom Operator
Kenneth Schwarz
Boom Operator
Screenplay
Assistant Editor
George Trirogoff
Assistant Editor
Key Grip
John Murray
Key Grip
Special Effects
Bill Balles
Special Effects
Story
First Assistant Camera
Pat O'Mara
First Assistant Camera
Harry Young
First Assistant Camera
Other
David Nichols
Other
Cornelia McNamara
Other
Doyle Hall
Other
Post Production Supervisor
Sandra Weintraub
Post Production Supervisor
Production Coordinator
Peter Fain
Production Coordinator
Sound
Glen Glenn
Sound
Production Office Assistant
Chris Thompson
Production Office Assistant
Joe Cupcake
Production Office Assistant
Neil Rapp
Production Office Assistant
Pamela Williams
Production Office Assistant
Assistant Production Coordinator
David Osterhout
Assistant Production Coordinator
Wardrobe Supervisor
Norman Salling
Wardrobe Supervisor
Animal Wrangler
George Toth
Animal Wrangler
Best Boy Electrician
Bill Young
Best Boy Electrician
Camera Intern
Pat O'Mara
Camera Intern
What's left behind the scenes
- As soon as funding was secured, Scorsese began casting the actors. Robert De Niro met the director in 1972. He liked that he saw in “Who’s That Knocking at My Door?”: he was impressed by how realistically the film depicted life in Little Italy. After one of the actors left the project, Scorsese chose Harvey Keitel, with whom he had worked before, to play the lead role of Charlie.
- In 1997, the film was included in the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress.
- Director John Cassavetes was also present at a preview of the film “Berthe’s Husband.” After the screening, he approached Scorsese, hugged him, and said, “You just wasted a year of your life making a piece of crap.” He advised Scorsese to film stories that he knew and understood. This inspired the young director to make his next film based on his own life experience. As a result, “Mean Streets” recreated events that Scorsese, growing up in Little Italy, had regularly witnessed.
- The film was initially proposed as a sequel to "Who's That Knocking at My Door?" and was to be called "Witch Hunting Season".
- According to Scorsese, the film's plot initially focused on the religious conflict of Charlie and its influence on his worldview. To this end, Scorsese and screenwriter Mardik Martin often drove around Little Italy while writing the script. They would find a spot next to the park and begin writing.
- Very little was filmed directly in the film's setting, New York. Most of the scenes were shot in Los Angeles. The unusual handheld camera techniques were largely a result of the film's meager budget, which was insufficient to set up a large number of tracks for filming. Thus, to realistically film Harvey Keitel's drunken scene, the camera was actually tied to the actor to convey the character's intoxicated state. For the same reason, the shooting schedule ultimately lasted only 25 days.
- Scorsese composed the film's soundtrack mainly from his own collection. As a result, the film features many pop and rock hits, including "Rubber Biscuit" by The Chips, "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes, a cover version of "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes, as well as the songs "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Tell Me" by The Rolling Stones. Purchasing the rights to use the musical compositions in the film cost half of its budget.
- As soon as funding was secured, Scorsese began casting. Robert De Niro met the director in 1972. He liked that he saw in "Who's That Knocking at My Door?": he was impressed by how realistically the film portrayed life in Little Italy. After one of the actors left the project, Scorsese chose Harvey Keitel, with whom he had worked previously, to play the lead role of Charlie.
- Director John Cassavetes was also present at a preview screening of "Bertha, the Railway Worker." After the screening, he approached Scorsese, hugged him, and said, "You just wasted a year of your life creating a piece of crap." He advised Scorsese to film stories that he knew and understood. This inspired the young director to make his next film based on his own life experience. As a result, "Mean Streets" recreated events that Scorsese, growing up in Little Italy, regularly witnessed.
- The film was initially proposed as a sequel to "Who's That Knocking at My Door?" and was to be called "Witch Hunt Season."
- Scorsese compiled the film's soundtrack mainly from his own collection. As a result, the film features many pop and rock hits, including “Rubber Biscuit” by The Chips, “Be My Baby” by The Ronettes, a cover version of “Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes, and songs “Jumpin' Jack Flash” and “Tell Me” by The Rolling Stones. Purchasing the rights to use the musical compositions in the film cost half its budget.
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