Kramer vs. Kramer - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Kramer vs. Kramer"
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Timing:
1:45 (105 min)
7.6/10
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7.986/10
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7.8/10
165000
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Casting
Shirley Rich
Casting
Editor
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Costume Design
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Production Design
Paul Sylbert
Production Design
Set Decoration
Alan Hicks
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Allen Weisinger
Makeup Artist
Associate Producer
Richard Fischoff
Associate Producer
Second Assistant Director
Yudi Bennett
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Tom Priestley Jr.
Camera Operator
Costumer
Marilyn Putnam
Costumer
Al Craine
Costumer
Property Master
Thomas Saccio
Property Master
Supervising Sound Editor
Sanford Rackow
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Renata Stoia
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Joseph Coscia
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Holly Bower
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
Jack C. Jacobsen
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
Thomas John Kane
First Assistant Director
Production Manager
David Golden
Production Manager
Boom Operator
Arthur Bloom
Boom Operator
Screenplay
Novel
Avery Corman
Novel
Construction Coordinator
Merle Eckert
Construction Coordinator
Assistant Editor
Key Grip
Kenneth Goss
Key Grip
Location Manager
Music Editor
First Assistant Camera
Vinnie Gerardo
First Assistant Camera
Unit Publicist
Ann Guerin
Unit Publicist
Scenic Artist
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist
Best Boy Electric
Jerry DeBlau
Best Boy Electric
Sound Recordist
James Perdue
Sound Recordist
Publicist
Marion Billings
Publicist
Sound Editor
Stan Bochner
Sound Editor
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Avery Corman's novel "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1977).
- The famous ice cream scene, where Billy pleads with his father to skip lunch and go straight to dessert, was entirely improvised by Dustin Hoffman and Justin Henry. Director Robert Benton liked the scene so much that he immediately decided to keep it in the film.
- Jane Fonda declined the role of Joanna Kramer.
- Dustin Hoffman suggested Joan Lunden play the role of Ted's one-night stand after seeing her on a live broadcast of "Eyewitness News" (WABC). Upon learning the role involved nude scenes, Lunden refused the part.
- James Caan turned down the role of Ted Kramer that was offered to him.
- Shortly before filming began, Dustin Hoffman himself went through a divorce. This is why he brought many personal aspects and dialogues into the film. Director Robert Benton even offered Hoffman to become a co-writer, but Dustin declined.
- Meryl Streep wrote the speech delivered by her character in court herself, against the advice of the film's director/screenwriter Robert Benton. She explained this by saying she was completely dissatisfied with the originally written version of the speech.
- Dustin Hoffman worked very closely with Justin Henry on every scene. They discussed them at length until Henry began to feel more relaxed and at ease.
- Robert Benton advised cinematographer Nestor Almendros to base the film's visuals and color palette on the paintings of Piero della Francesca. David Hockney's work also inspired Almendros to create a realistic look, for which he used light sources in rooms and any available light in exteriors.
- The first version of the film was 43 minutes longer than the final version and contained additional scenes with Jane Alexander, JoBeth Williams, and the landlord character, which was later removed.
- During the opening credits, Antonio Vivaldi's "Concerto for Mandolin" plays.
- The woman Hoffman unexpectedly kisses at the party is Ingeborg Sorenson, a former Miss Norway who also modeled for Playboy.
- Initially, Meryl Streep auditioned for the role of Ted's one-night stand, a role that eventually went to JoBeth Williams. When Kate Jackson declined the role of Joanna (due to a contract with the series "Charlie's Angels"), Streep was offered the part.
- The scene between Hoffman and Streep in the restaurant was filmed on location in one of New York's restaurants. A photograph from the film's shooting is still hanging on the wall of this restaurant, next to the table where the scene was filmed.
- Every time Billy (Justin Henry's character) cries, it's not acting, but genuine tears. Before filming each such scene, the director asked Justin to remember some sad event.
- The amusing scenes with JoBeth Williams nude were optically darkened to avoid an R rating. Nevertheless, the “undarkened” version is often broadcast on television channels.
- The film "Kramer vs. Kramer" reflected the cultural shift that occurred in public opinion in the 1970s (the period of the second wave of feminism in the United States), when the ideas of "fatherhood" and "motherhood" were reversed.
- The famous ice cream scene, where Billy pleads with his father to skip lunch and go straight to dessert, was completely improvised.
- Meryl Streep wrote the speech delivered by her character in court herself, as she was completely dissatisfied with the original version.
- Robert Benton advised cinematographer Nestor Almendros to base the film's color scheme on the paintings of Piero della Francesca.
- The film is based on Avery Corman's novel "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1977).
- The famous ice cream scene, where Billy pleads with his father to skip lunch and go straight to dessert, was entirely improvised.
- Meryl Streep wrote the speech delivered by her character in court herself, as she was completely dissatisfied with the original version.
- Robert Benton advised cinematographer Nestor Almendros to base the film's color palette on the paintings of Piero della Francesca.
- The woman Hoffman unexpectedly kisses at the party is Ingeborg Sørensen, a former Miss Norway who also appeared in Playboy.
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