Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors (1998)

Timing: 1:39 (99 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1998-04-23

Country

United States, United Kingdom

Production

Paramount, Miramax, Intermedia, Mirage Enterprises

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Budget

$6 000 000

Revenue

$58 809 149

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Director

Peter Howitt

Actors

Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Zara Turner, Douglas McFerran, Paul Brightwell, Nina Young, Virginia McKenna, Kevin McNally
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Scenario

Producer

Sydney Pollack, William Horberg, Philippa Braithwaite

Operator

Remi Adefarasin

Composer

David Hirschfelder

Artist

Audition

Michelle Guish

Editing

John Smith
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• The film owes its existence to actor John Hannah. At a time when project funding was cut, Hannah happened to meet Sydney Pollack and mentioned the lack of sponsors during their conversation. Pollack became interested, read the script, and resolved all the project's financial issues.
• Having met on the subway, James and Helen talk about The Beatles. Later, in one of the episodes, they get into a taxi and give the driver the address: 251 on 9th Menlo Avenue. John Lennon (1940-1980) spent his childhood and youth at 251 Menlo Avenue in Liverpool.
• The rowers are played by members of the Cygnet Rowing Club, a London amateur rowing club.
• The book that Helen accidentally spills tea on and then reads is the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1960) by American writer Harper Lee (1926-2016).
• The scenes in the subway were filmed at the "Waterloo" and "Fulham Broadway" stations of the London Underground.
• Helen’s first order as a waitress came from a long-haired patron with a Liverpool accent. Director Peter Howitt played this role.