Being John Malkovich - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Being John Malkovich"
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Timing:
1:53 (113 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Sandy Stern
Producer
Executive Producer
Michael Kuhn
Executive Producer
Writer
Casting
Justine Arteta
Casting
Kim Davis-Wagner
Casting
Editor
Eric Zumbrunnen
Editor
Art Direction
Peter Andrus
Art Direction
Costume Design
Casey Storm
Costume Design
Stunts
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino
Stunts
Bob Elmore
Stunts
Jani D. Davis
Stunts
Ray Lykins
Stunts
Bobby Ore
Stunts
Scott Rogers
Stunts
Lee Waddell
Stunts
Production Design
K.K. Barrett
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Set Decoration
Gene Serdena
Set Decoration
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Gegan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew Iadarola
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Second Assistant Director
Mark S. Constance
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Grant Mathis
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Sound Effects Editor
Marvin Walowitz
Sound Effects Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Elliott Koretz
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Mixer
B.J. Lehn
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
Thomas Patrick Smith
First Assistant Director
Sound Designer
Ren Klyce
Sound Designer
Malcolm Fife
Sound Designer
David Abrahamsen
Sound Designer
Nick Peck
Sound Designer
Special Effects
Ryan Arndt
Special Effects
John E. Gray
Special Effects
Jason Barnett
Special Effects
John Ziegler
Special Effects
Music Supervisor
Dawn Soler
Music Supervisor
Gaffer
David Burroughs
Gaffer
Storyboard Artist
Sound Engineer
Joseph A. Brennan
Sound Engineer
Camera Production Assistant
Ben Kaller
Camera Production Assistant
Choreographer
Tony Maxwell
Choreographer
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Richard L. Anderson
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
What's left behind the scenes
- In the film, John Malkovich's full name is John Horatio Malkovich. In reality, his name is John Gavin Malkovich.
- Charlie Kaufman's screenplay could not find a producer willing to finance such a risky project since 1994. Kaufman was offered to rewrite the script into something more commercial, like 'Being Tom Cruise,' based on Malkovich's lack of popularity. However, the screenwriter was attracted precisely by Malkovich's figure as one of the most enigmatic actors in America; moreover, Kaufman even dared to play on the very fact of Malkovich's unpopularity.
- The director's father-in-law, Francis Ford Coppola, helped with the creation of the film; he personally convinced Malkovich to participate in the filming.
- John Malkovich was repeatedly asked about participating in the project, but the actor refused each time. Malkovich stated that he would be better off as a producer of the film and would assist director Spike Jonze in every way. A couple of years later, he finally agreed to act for Jonze.
- According to John Malkovich, he approached his character 'John Malkovich' as he would any fictional hero, and the only authentic element of the image he created on screen was the actor's wardrobe.
- John Cusack asked his agent to find him the 'most outrageous' script. Having read the script, he instructed his agent to sign him up for the casting, after which he was cast as Craig Schwartz.
- Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman sent the script to Francis Ford Coppola. Coppola liked the script and showed it to his nephew – Spike Jonze. Jonze was so delighted that he directly contacted Kaufman with an offer to direct a film based on the script.
- Spike Jonze initially didn't want to film the scene where John Malkovich is hit in the head by a half-empty beer can thrown from a passing car, but he gave his approval, and the scene was filmed on the first take, hitting the actor directly in the head.
- Kevin Bacon was originally cast as John Malkovich's friend in the initial script, but Malkovich recommended replacing him with Charlie Sheen.
- Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman later recounted that when he presented the script to John Malkovich's representatives, they mistook him for a stalker – based on an incorrect address they provided him with – perceiving his inquiries as obsessive attention and harassment (stalking is understood as intrusive attention and pursuit, potentially violating personal boundaries and even posing a threat to the pursued person's life).
- To prepare for his role, John Cusack took several lessons from professional puppeteers.
- Charlie Sheen was in rehab when he learned that up-and-coming director Spike Jonze wanted to cast him in his debut film. Sheen agreed to the role without even reading the script.
- In the first version of the script, Dr. Lester, played by Orson Bean, and his friends did not use the portal in Malkovich's head to prolong their own lives, but with the aim of seizing power over the whole world.
- Charlie Kaufman's screenplay couldn't find a producer willing to finance such a risky project since 1994. Kaufman was offered to rewrite the screenplay into something more commercial, like "Being John Malkovich," due to Malkovich's lack of popularity. However, Kaufman was drawn to Malkovich's figure as one of America's most enigmatic actors, and he wasn't even afraid to play on the fact of Malkovich's relative obscurity.
- John Cusack asked his agent to find him the "most outrageous" screenplay, read the one found, and told his agent to sign him up for a casting, after which he was cast as Craig Schwartz.
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