Requiem for a Dream - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Requiem for a Dream"
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Timing: 1:42 (102 min)
Requiem for a Dream - TMDB rating
8.012/10
10868
Requiem for a Dream - Kinopoisk rating
8.022/10
452351
Requiem for a Dream - IMDB rating
8.3/10
968000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Eric Watson
Producer
Palmer West
Producer

Executive Producer

Photo Nick Wechsler #72967

Nick Wechsler

Nick Wechsler
Executive Producer
Stefan Simchowitz
Executive Producer
Beau Flynn
Executive Producer

Casting

Ann Goulder
Casting
Anne McCarthy
Casting

Editor

Art Direction

Photo Judy Rhee #73129
Judy Rhee
Art Direction

Costume Design

Carolyn Grifel
Costume Design
Photo Laura Jean Shannon #67335
Laura Jean Shannon
Costume Design

Stunts

Photo Roy Farfel #25161
Roy Farfel
Stunts

Production Design

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James Chinlund

James Chinlund
Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

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Peter Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator

Set Decoration

Ondine Karady
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Mia Thoen
Makeup Artist

Key Makeup Artist

Judy Chin
Key Makeup Artist

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Photo Tom Johnson #6600

Tom Johnson

Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Sereno
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Original Music Composer

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Clint Mansell

Clint Mansell
Original Music Composer

Unit Production Manager

Lori Keith Douglas
Unit Production Manager

Set Dresser

Roman Greller
Set Dresser

Second Assistant Director

Chip Signore
Second Assistant Director

Director of Photography

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Matthew Libatique

Matthew Libatique
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Richard Rutkowski
Camera Operator
Alicia Weber
Camera Operator

Steadicam Operator

Sandy Hays

Sandy Hays
Steadicam Operator
Will Arnot
Steadicam Operator

Sound Effects Editor

Craig Henighan
Sound Effects Editor

Property Master

Tim Oravetz
Property Master

Supervising Sound Editor

Nelson Ferreira
Supervising Sound Editor

Script Supervisor

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Jennifer Getzinger
Script Supervisor

Special Effects Coordinator

Drew Jiritano
Special Effects Coordinator

Still Photographer

John Baer
Still Photographer

Sound Mixer

Ken Ishii
Sound Mixer

First Assistant Director

Timothy Bird
First Assistant Director

Assistant Costume Designer

Marie Abma
Assistant Costume Designer

Thanks

Boom Operator

Karl Wasserman
Boom Operator

Screenplay

Novel

Foley Artist

Steve Baine
Foley Artist

Sound Designer

Stephen Barden
Sound Designer
Brian Emrich
Sound Designer

Construction Coordinator

Martin Bernstein

Martin Bernstein
Construction Coordinator

Art Department Coordinator

Shelley Rich
Art Department Coordinator

Dialogue Editor

Stephen Barden
Dialogue Editor
Jill Purdy
Dialogue Editor

Assistant Editor

Perri Pivovar
Assistant Editor

First Assistant Sound Editor

Lee de Lang
First Assistant Sound Editor

Best Boy Grip

Pedro Hernández
Best Boy Grip

Key Grip

Gary Martone
Key Grip

Location Manager

Michael Nickodem
Location Manager

Dolly Grip

Tally Morse
Dolly Grip

Assistant Property Master

Akeo Ihara
Assistant Property Master

Key Hair Stylist

Quentin Harris
Key Hair Stylist

Leadman

Robin Koenig
Leadman

Assistant Location Manager

Joseph Stephans
Assistant Location Manager
Nicole Klett
Assistant Location Manager

Hair Designer

Paul LeBlanc
Hair Designer

Foley Mixer

Tim O'Connell
Foley Mixer
Andrew Tay
Foley Mixer
Peter Kelly
Foley Mixer
Brad Zoern
Foley Mixer
Ron Mellegers
Foley Mixer

Wig Designer

Paul Huntley
Wig Designer

Casting Associate

Freddy Luis
Casting Associate

Gaffer

Phil Testa
Gaffer

Music Editor

Stephen Barden
Music Editor
Matt Mayer
Music Editor

ADR Recordist

Bob Lacivita
ADR Recordist
Laurie Regan
ADR Recordist
Jason Kaplan
ADR Recordist

First Assistant Camera

Jim Bartolomeo
First Assistant Camera

Post Production Supervisor

Douglas Wilkinson
Post Production Supervisor

Additional Hairstylist

Brian Sherratt
Additional Hairstylist

Assistant Hairstylist

Charles McKenna
Assistant Hairstylist

Assistant Makeup Artist

Marjorie Durand
Assistant Makeup Artist

Construction Grip

Francis Catalano
Construction Grip

Line Producer

Ann Ruark
Line Producer

ADR Editor

Nelson Ferreira
ADR Editor

Extras Casting

Lori Eastside
Extras Casting

Best Boy Electric

Andy Niceberg
Best Boy Electric

Second Assistant Camera

Jennifer Koestler
Second Assistant Camera

Dialect Coach

Charlotte Fleck
Dialect Coach

Transportation Captain

Kenny Gaskins
Transportation Captain

Prosthetic Designer

Vincent J. Guastini
Prosthetic Designer

Music Producer

Judith Sherman
Music Producer

Color Timer

Cathy Rait
Color Timer

Negative Cutter

Catherine Rankin
Negative Cutter

Makeup Effects

Louie Zakarian
Makeup Effects

Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

Vincent J. Guastini
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

Transportation Co-Captain

Mike Easter
Transportation Co-Captain

Sound Effects Designer

Craig Henighan
Sound Effects Designer

Key Construction Grip

Arne Olsen
Key Construction Grip

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on Hubert Selby Jr.'s novel "Requiem for a Dream" (1978).
  • The role of Harry Goldfarb was originally intended for Giovanni Ribisi. Darren Aronofsky envisioned the main character as Giovanni after reading the novel.
  • Typically, a standard film consists of 600 continuous shots. "Requiem for a Dream" has around 2000.
  • Director Darren Aronofsky strongly requested that the lead actors, Jared Leto and Marlon Wayans, abstain from sexual contact and sugar for 30 days to understand how people behave when experiencing an overwhelming craving.
  • During Ellen Burstyn's monologue about what it feels like to be old, cinematographer Matthew Libatique accidentally moved the camera away from the subject. Darren was furious, but later understood the reason for the mistake. Ellen's performance was so impactful that the cinematographer gave in to his emotions and cried. Tears, of course, got on the camera lens. To avoid the director's righteous anger, Matthew simply ruined the take.
  • To appear natural on screen, Ellen Burstyn spent approximately 4 hours daily off-set walking around her house in costumes that increased her weight (up to 20 kg) and build. A total of 4 types of neck appliances, 2 bulky suits, and 9 wigs were used during filming.
  • To better embody the character of Harry Goldfarb, Jared Leto lost 13 kilograms and befriended real heroin addicts from Brooklyn.
  • The scene in which Harry talks on the phone with Marion was filmed simultaneously in one soundstage. This was undoubtedly beneficial for the actors, as they could immediately calibrate their reactions to their scene partner.
  • The hallucination in which Harry falls from a great height was filmed using a camera suspended from a bungee cord. The crew had some doubts about whether the camera would stop a few centimeters from the ground. However, no cameras were damaged during the filming of this episode.
  • Filming the television show segments took only one day, and host Christopher McDonald improvised well, which delighted Darren Aronofsky. At the end of the work, the entire film crew thanked Christopher with enthusiastic applause.
  • According to the script, the father of Jennifer Connelly's character is involved in making and selling clothes. In real life, Jennifer Connelly's father is also engaged in this line of business.
  • As we recall, the television broadcasts calls for “three things you must do to change yourself”: — give up meat; — give up sugar; — but we never heard the third slogan, although it is present on the director's DVD release.
  • At the very beginning of the film, we have the opportunity to hear a string quartet preparing to perform the main theme. Before the credits begin, we can hear the conductor’s voice giving the command to start the performance. The musicians are none other than “The Kronos Quartet,” and the soulful music for the film was composed by Clint Mansell.
  • In the film, we can see screenwriter Hubert Selby Jr. (one of the prison guards) and director Aronofsky himself (one of the guests at the party hosted by Big Tim) in episodic roles. In addition, Darren's father can also be seen in the film. He plays a subway passenger telling Sarah Goldfarb that she is terribly emaciated.
  • The scene of the screaming girl in the bathtub underwater was completely borrowed from the Japanese animated film “Perfect Blue” (1997). Darren Aronofsky bought the rights to the film outright, solely to use the aforementioned scene in his work.
  • Big Tim's phone number doesn't adhere to the established Hollywood convention of starting all phone numbers with the combination "555-".
  • At the end of the film, the main characters are holding something in their mouths: -Marion clenches a cash check from one of the partygoers in her mouth; -Sarah clenches a rubber stick between her teeth during electroshock; -Harry has an oxygen mask on; -and only Tyrone is an exception: he experiences stomach cramps.
  • The film never specifies what drug Harry and his friends are using. They refer to it as "shit," "bread," and so on. Judging by the effects (with the exception of dilated pupils) and consequences, it can be assumed it was heroin. However, it's possible this was the author's intention – to show an addiction to drugs in general, not specifically to heroin. In this case, the dilated pupils might have been used deliberately.
  • The man peeling an orange and the truck full of oranges in the scene where the heroes go for a new supply of drugs not only indicate their next destination – Florida – but also serve as a remark referencing the "Godfather" trilogy, where the presence of oranges foreshadows disaster.
  • At the beginning of the film, when Sarah is trying on a dress, a flesh-colored corset with prosthetic "fat" is reflected in the mirror, which she used to appear heavier.
  • In the scene where the boys bring Rabinovich a television, the goose-shaped lamp behind the old man changes position between frames.
  • When Harry calls Marion for the last time, she answers with her right hand and brings the phone to her opposite (left) ear. Following this, the director intended a mirror image shot, but the hand in the frame is her left, not her right.
  • Director Darren Aronofsky strongly asked the lead male actors, Jared Leto and Marlon Wayans, to abstain from sexual contact and sugar for 30 days in order to understand how people behave when experiencing overwhelming desire.
  • During Ellen Burstyn’s monologue about what it feels like to be old, operator Matthew Libatique accidentally moved the camera away from the subject. Darren was furious, but later understood the reason for the operator’s mistake. The scene performed by Ellen impressed the operator so much that he gave free rein to his emotions and cried.
  • To appear natural, Ellen Burstyn spent about 4 hours a day off-set walking around her house in prosthetics that increased her weight by 20 kg. A total of 4 types of neck prosthetics, 2 bulky suits, and 9 wigs were used during filming.
  • To get into character, Jared Leto lost 13 kilograms and befriended real heroin addicts from Brooklyn.
  • The scene where Harry talks on the phone with Marion was filmed in one soundstage simultaneously. This benefited the actors, as they could immediately calibrate their reactions.
  • The hallucination in which Harry falls from a great height was filmed using a camera suspended on a zip line. The crew had some doubts whether the camera would be able to stop a few centimeters from the ground. No cameras were damaged during the filming of this episode.
  • Filming the segments of the television show took only one day, and the host, Christopher McDonald, improvised well, which delighted Darren Aronofsky himself.
  • According to the script, Jennifer Connelly's character's father is involved in making and selling clothes. In real life, Jennifer Connelly's father was involved in exactly this area of business.
  • The film features a call for "three things you must do to change yourself": give up meat, give up sugar, and the third slogan appears in the director's cut of the film.
  • The scene of a screaming girl underwater in a bathtub was completely borrowed from the Japanese animated film "Perfect Blue." Rumors circulated that Darren Aronofsky bought the rights to the film solely to use that scene in his work, but this is not true — the anime authors did not receive any royalties.
  • The film does not directly state what drug the characters are using. They refer to it as shit, bread, etc.
  • At the beginning of the film, when Sarah is trying on a dress, a flesh-colored corset with padding is reflected in the mirror, used to make the actors appear heavier.
  • In the scene where the characters bring Rabinovich a television, the goose-shaped lamp behind the old man changes position between shots.
  • The last time Harry calls Marion, she answers the phone with her right hand and holds it to her opposite left ear. Following this, according to the director’s intention, is a mirror image shot, but the hand in the frame is her left, not her right.
  • The film features a call for "three things you must do to change yourself": give up meat, give up sugar, and the third slogan is present in the director's cut of the film.
  • The scene of a screaming girl underwater in a bathtub was completely borrowed from the Japanese animated film "True Tears." Rumors circulated that Darren Aronofsky bought the rights to the film solely to use that scene in his work, but this is not true—the anime’s creators did not receive any royalties.
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