The Usual Suspects - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Usual Suspects"
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Timing:
1:46 (106 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Michael McDonnell
Producer
Executive Producer
Robert Jones
Executive Producer
Art Horan
Executive Producer
François Duplat
Executive Producer
Hans Brockmann
Executive Producer
Writer
Casting
Editor
Art Direction
David Lazan
Art Direction
Costume Design
Louise Mingenbach
Costume Design
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
Max Daniels
Stunts
Harry Wowchuk
Stunts
John Casino
Stunts
Alex Gaona
Stunts
Joe Dunne
Stunts
Fernando Celis
Stunts
Billy Bates
Stunts
Billy Judkins
Stunts
John Gillespie
Stunts
Michael Carr
Stunts
Bob Havice
Stunts
Ashley Casino
Stunts
Production Design
Howard Cummings
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Jensen
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Kenneth Kokin
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Sara Andrews
Set Decoration
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Co-Producer
Kenneth Kokin
Co-Producer
Production Supervisor
Vicky Herman
Production Supervisor
Orchestrator
Larry Groupé
Orchestrator
Second Assistant Director
Alan Steinman
Second Assistant Director
Additional Photography
Bruce Douglas Johnson
Additional Photography
Director of Photography
Newton Thomas Sigel
Director of Photography
Steadicam Operator
Chris Squires
Steadicam Operator
P. Scott Sakamoto
Steadicam Operator
Costume Supervisor
Lori Eskowitz
Costume Supervisor
Makeup Department Head
Michelle Bühler
Makeup Department Head
Sound Effects Editor
Karen G. Wilson
Sound Effects Editor
Nash Michael
Sound Effects Editor
Property Master
Tony Bonaventura
Property Master
Supervising Sound Editor
Chuck Michael
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Haley McLane
Script Supervisor
Wendy Dallas
Script Supervisor
Electrician
Jim Frohna
Electrician
Craig A. Brink
Electrician
Jerry L. Mandley
Electrician
Michael Stewart Maahs
Electrician
Set Costumer
Tara Spurlock
Set Costumer
Special Effects Coordinator
Roy L. Downey
Special Effects Coordinator
Still Photographer
John Johnson
Still Photographer
Linda R. Chen
Still Photographer
Caroline Burton
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
James D. Deck
First Assistant Director
Driver
Antonio Franchi
Driver
William Smallwood
Driver
Angel DeSanti
Driver
Eugene Farrington
Driver
Sheri Cosentino
Driver
Jody Bingenheimer
Driver
Boom Operator
Craig Woods
Boom Operator
Foley Artist
Claudette Cucci
Foley Artist
Art Department Coordinator
Mark Meloccaro
Art Department Coordinator
Dialogue Editor
Sukey Fontelieu
Dialogue Editor
David Spence
Dialogue Editor
Assistant Editor
Best Boy Grip
Scott Patten
Best Boy Grip
Foley Editor
Jonathan Klein
Foley Editor
First Assistant "B" Camera
Baird Steptoe
First Assistant "B" Camera
Transportation Coordinator
Geno Hart
Transportation Coordinator
Key Grip
Joseph Dianda
Key Grip
Location Manager
Chanel Salzer
Location Manager
Ashley Friedman
Location Manager
Grip
Richard Maxey
Grip
Shawn Ensign
Grip
Kevin Dean
Grip
Ross Guidici
Grip
William J. McDevitt
Grip
William McDevitt
Grip
Dolly Grip
Bruce Hamme
Dolly Grip
Assistant Property Master
Angel Acosta
Assistant Property Master
Key Hair Stylist
Barbara Olvera
Key Hair Stylist
Second Second Assistant Director
Athena Alexander
Second Second Assistant Director
Foley Supervisor
Mark Pappas
Foley Supervisor
Casting Associate
Kathy Driscoll
Casting Associate
Lisa Miller Katz
Casting Associate
Gaffer
Reinhart Peschke
Gaffer
Music
Music Editor
Lia Vollack
Music Editor
ADR Mixer
Charleen Richards
ADR Mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
ADR Recordist
Rick Canelli
ADR Recordist
Greg Steele
ADR Recordist
Second Unit Director of Photography
Eric J. Goldstein
Second Unit Director of Photography
P. Scott Sakamoto
Second Unit Director of Photography
Storyboard Artist
John Coven
Storyboard Artist
First Assistant Camera
Robert C. Carlson
First Assistant Camera
Post Production Supervisor
Michael Tinger
Post Production Supervisor
Unit Publicist
David Pollack
Unit Publicist
ADR Editor
Donald Sylvester
ADR Editor
ADR Supervisor
George Berndt
ADR Supervisor
Extras Casting
Judie Fixler
Extras Casting
Best Boy Electric
David Gamerman
Best Boy Electric
Sound Recordist
Jack Keller
Sound Recordist
David Behle
Sound Recordist
Second Assistant Camera
Richard Sobin
Second Assistant Camera
Assistant Sound Editor
Tricia Linklater
Assistant Sound Editor
Paul Parsons
Assistant Sound Editor
Transportation Captain
Joe Cosentino
Transportation Captain
Ken Plumlee
Transportation Captain
Foley Recordist
Tami Treadwell
Foley Recordist
Don Givens
Foley Recordist
Color Timer
Gloria Kaiser
Color Timer
Craft Service
Ellen Francisco
Craft Service
Negative Cutter
Mary Beth Smith
Negative Cutter
ADR Coordinator
Leigh French
ADR Coordinator
Makeup Effects
David P. Barton
Makeup Effects
Marine Coordinator
Bertram McCann
Marine Coordinator
Transportation Co-Captain
Joseph Aroesti
Transportation Co-Captain
Storyboard
John Coven
Storyboard
What's left behind the scenes
- The face recognition scene was an improvisation by the actors.
- A more accurate translation of the title is "The Usual Suspects".
- When writing the screenplay, McQuarrie drew inspiration from one of his early, unpublished works, whose protagonist, after dealing with his own family, disappeared from the sight of the criminal world and the police for a long time. All the characters were given the names of employees of a law firm where the screenwriter once worked. He found the word "soze" in an English-Turkish phrasebook, which means "chatter" (a hint at the main character's nickname). Later, the screenwriter described "The Usual Suspects" as a hybrid of "Rashomon" and "Double Indemnity".
- The film was shot in just 35 days. Throughout the narrative, enough clues were scattered regarding Keyser Söze’s identity to motivate repeat viewings. The advertising campaign was run with the slogan “Do you know who Keyser Söze is?” Later, while accepting an “Oscar,” Kevin Spacey quipped: “Whoever Keyser Söze is, I can assure you that tonight he will be dead drunk.”
- The role of Verbal Kint was originally intended for Kevin Spacey.
- The idea for the film originated from the concept of a poster for the movie, depicting men lined up for identification at a police station.
- Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie once worked at a detective agency, and his experience there definitely influenced the portrayal of criminals and law enforcement in the script.
- When Kevin Spacey saw Brian Singer's first film, 'Public Access' (1993) at the Sundance Film Festival that same year, he met the young director there and told him he wanted to star in his next film.
- Gabriel Byrne initially refused the offer to star in the film. He changed his mind after a detailed conversation with screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie and director Brian Singer. On the eve of filming, the actor informed the filmmakers that he would not be able to play the role after all due to personal issues, as he could not leave Los Angeles. Singer made the necessary changes to the plot for the actor’s sake, so that the entire film could be shot in five weeks exclusively in Los Angeles.
- Michael Biehn was offered the lead role, but after reading the script, he didn't understand it and turned it down. Steven Baldwin became the next potential candidate, and he took on the role. Biehn later admitted that he had made a mistake by refusing to work with Bryan Singer.
- When Kevin Spacey received the script, he had to read it twice because he didn't understand everything the first time.
- It took 18 hours to film the robbery scene in the underground parking lot. According to Gabriel Byrne, the director still didn't have the material he needed the next day and continued filming in the underground parking lot, even despite threats from the insurance company to shut down the project.
- When writing the script, McQuarrie drew inspiration from one of his early, unpublished works, whose protagonist, after eliminating his own family, disappeared from the sight of the criminal world and the police for a long time. All the characters were given the names of employees of a law firm where the screenwriter once worked. He found the word 'soze,' meaning 'chatter,' (a hint at the protagonist's nickname) in an English-Turkish phrasebook. The screenwriter later described 'The Usual Suspects' as a hybrid of 'Rashomon' and 'Double Indemnity'.
- The film was shot in just 35 days. Throughout the narrative, enough clues were scattered regarding Keyser Söze's identity to motivate repeat viewings. The advertising campaign was launched with the slogan 'Do you know who Keyser Söze is?' Later, while accepting an 'Oscar,' Kevin Spacey quipped, 'Whoever Keyser Söze is, I can assure you, tonight he will be dead drunk.'
- When Peter Greene's character flicks a cigarette towards McManus (played by Stephen Baldwin), it hits him in the face, although it was intended to hit his chest. Baldwin's reaction was genuine and unscripted, so Bryan Singer decided to keep that take in the film.
- According to Kevin Spacey, Bryan Singer managed to convince each of the leading actors that the role of Keyser Söze was intended for them. When it turned out that this was not the case, Gabriel Byrne, for example, left the set in a rage and then argued with the director for another half hour.
- “Fenster” translates from German as “window.” Initially, the character was supposed to be the oldest. Benicio Del Toro was initially offered the role of McManus. He himself volunteered to try out for the role of Fenster. Del Toro came up with the idea for Fenster to speak incoherently, and the director agreed. In one scene, Hockney, played by Kevin Pollak, replies to Fenster's line: “What did he just say?” – the actor genuinely couldn’t understand what Del Toro had said. Similarly, MacQuarrie's line, “Please speak English,” said to Fenster, was not in the script, nor was Fenster’s reaction to it.
- A more accurate translation of the title is 'The Usual Suspects'.
- When writing the script, McQuarrie drew on one of his early, unpublished works, whose protagonist, after eliminating his own family, disappeared from the sight of the criminal world and the police for a long time. All the characters were given the names of employees of a law firm where the screenwriter once worked. He found the word 'soze', meaning 'chatter' (a hint at the main character's nickname), in an English-Turkish phrasebook. The screenwriter later described 'The Usual Suspects' as a hybrid of 'Rashomon' and 'Double Indemnity'.
- The film was shot in just 35 days. Throughout the narrative, enough clues were scattered regarding Keyser Söze's identity to motivate repeat viewings. The advertising campaign was launched with the slogan 'Do you know who Keyser Söze is?' Later, while accepting an 'Oscar', Kevin Spacey quipped: 'Whoever Keyser Söze is, I can assure you he'll be dead drunk tonight.'
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