Dead Poets Society - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Dead Poets Society"
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Timing:
2:9 (129 min)
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Actors and characters
Allelon Ruggiero
Character Steven Meeks
James Waterston
Character Gerard Pitts
Carla Belver
Character Mrs. Perry
Leon Pownall
Character McAllister
Joe Aufiery
Character Chemistry Teacher
Matt Carey
Character Hopkins
Jane Moore
Character Mrs. Danburry
Colin Irving
Character Chet Danburry
Alexandra Powers
Character Chris Noel
Steve Mathios
Character Steve
Alan Pottinger
Character Bubba
Pamela Burrell
Character Directing Teacher
Allison Hedges
Character Actor / Fairy
Christine D'Ercole
Character Titania
John Martin Bradley
Character Bagpiper
Charles Lord
Character Mr. Dalton
Kurt Leitner
Character Lester
Richard Stites
Character Stick
James J. Christy
Character Spaz
Catherine Soles
Character Stage Manager
Hoover Sutton
Character Welton Professor
James Donnell Quinn
Character Procession Alumnus
Simon Mein
Character Welton Vicar
Ashton W. Richards
Character Phys. Ed. Teacher
Robert Gleason
Character Father of Spaz
Bill Rowe
Character Dormitory Porter
Robert J. Zigler III
Character Beans
Keith Snyder
Character Russell
Nicholas K. Gilhool
Character Shroom
Jonas Stiklorius
Character Jonas
Craig Johnson
Character Dewey
Chris Hull
Character Ace
Jason Woody
Character Woodsie
Sam Stegeman
Character Sam
Andrew Hill
Character Senior Student
Kate Kearney-Patch
Character Mother in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Jeffrey Santoro
Character Public School Student (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- According to the initial plans, Jeff Kanew was to direct the film, and Liam Neeson was to play the lead role. Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman were also considered as candidates for the role of Professor Keating.
- To better convey the development of the relationship between Professor Keating and his students, director Peter Weir decided to shoot all the scenes in chronological order.
- The film's plot is partly based on the relationship between students at one of the private schools in Nashville and Professor Samuel Pickering Jr. For Professor Keating’s mannerisms and individual character traits, actor Robin Williams based his performance on his high school history teacher, John Campbell.
- Film director Peter Weir attended The Scots College, a private boys' school in Sydney, Australia, in his youth. The school uniform, strict discipline, and overall atmosphere of this school were largely reflected in his film.
- When the boys show Professor Keating his photograph in the old school yearbook, we actually see a real photograph from Robin Williams' school years, when he was a student at Redwood High School in Larkspur, near San Francisco.
- All scenes featuring actress Lara Flynn Boyle were cut from the final version of the film, and she was only informed of this on the day of the premiere.
- Filming took place primarily at St. Andrew's School, a private school in Delaware, and its surroundings from November 14, 1988, to January 15, 1989. Berry College, a private arts school in Georgia, was initially considered as a location, but the climate was too warm for the winter scenes, and creating a large amount of artificial snow would have incurred significant additional costs.
- The film's phrase “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary” was ranked 95th on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 greatest movie quotes.
- The author of the now-famous Latin phrase “Carpe diem” was the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus, who lived from 65 to 8 BC.
- In 2008, former technology teacher Walter Skould, inspired by the film, created the "American Dead Poets Society," whose mission was to locate the abandoned graves of American poets. By October 2011, Skould had visited the graves of 225 Americans who had once been a national pride.
- The original script had Professor Keating dying of leukemia, but the director decided to abandon this and focus the story on the school's students.
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