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Cast
Fred Astaire | As: Ricky Hawthorne | |
Melvyn Douglas | As: Dr. John Jaffrey | |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | As: Edward Charles Wanderley | |
John Houseman | As: Sears James | |
Craig Wasson | As: Don Wanderley / David Wanderley |
Storyline
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.
Tagline: | The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale |
Certification: | R |
Cast
Fred Astaire |
Ricky Hawthorne |
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Melvyn Douglas |
Dr. John Jaffrey |
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
Edward Charles Wanderley |
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John Houseman |
Sears James |
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Craig Wasson |
Don Wanderley / David Wanderley |
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Patricia Neal |
Stella Hawthorne |
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Alice Krige |
Eva Galli / Alma Mobley |
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Jacqueline Brookes |
Milly |
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Miguel Fernandes |
Gregory Bates |
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Lance Holcomb |
Fenny Bates |
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Mark Chamberlin |
Young John Jaffrey |
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Tim Choate |
Young Ricky Hawthorne |
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Kurt Johnson |
Young Edward Wanderley |
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Ken Olin |
Young Sears James |
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Brad Sullivan |
Sheriff Hardesty |
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Michael O'Neill |
Churchill |
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Guy Boyd |
Omar Norris |
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Robert Burr |
Principal |
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Helena Carroll |
Mrs. Meredith |
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Robin Curtis |
Rea Dedham |
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Breon Gorman |
Nettie Dedham |
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James Greene |
Mailman |
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Ruth Hunt |
Florence |
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Deborah Offner |
Helen |
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Virginia Bingham |
Sears' Mother |
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William F. Conway |
Sears' Father |
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Russell R. Bletzer |
Reverend Wilkinson |
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Terrance Mario Carnes |
Waiter |
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Alfred Curven |
Man in Coffin |
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Edward F. Dillon |
Judge |
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Alvin W. Fretz |
Coroner |
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Hugh Hires |
Student Solt |
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Raymond J. Quinn |
Ricky's Father |
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Barbara von Zastrow |
Ricky's Mother |
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Betty Low |
Irmengard |
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Mason Cardiff |
Schoolboy |
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Gale Grindle |
Student |
Directed By
John Irvin |
Director |
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Dan Kolsrud |
First Assistant Director |
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Dean Lyras |
Second Assistant Director |
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Sonny P. Filippini |
Script Supervisor |
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Writing Credits
Lawrence D. Cohen |
Screenplay |
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Peter Straub |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Burt Weissbourd |
Producer |
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Douglas Green |
Co-Producer |
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Ronald G. Smith |
Associate Producer |
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Mike Fenton |
Casting |
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Robert Latham Brown |
Production Manager |
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Ronald G. Smith |
Production Manager |
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Patrick A. DiCocco |
Production Driver |
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Mike Henry |
Production Assistant |
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Suzanne E. Petersen |
Production Assistant |
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Edited By
Tom Rolf |
Editor |
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Michael Ripps |
Assistant Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
May Routh |
Costume Design |
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Rick Baker |
Special Effects Makeup Artist |
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Irving Buchman |
Makeup Artist |
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Carl Fullerton |
Special Effects Makeup Artist |
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Albert Jeyte |
Makeup Artist |
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Robert Jiras |
Makeup Artist |
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Philip Leto |
Hairstylist |
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Rick Sharp |
Makeup Artist |
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Dick Smith |
Makeup Artist |
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Rick Baker |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
Philippe Sarde |
Original Music Composer |
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James R. Alexander |
Sound |
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Allan Bromberg |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Charles L. Campbell |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Larry Carow |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Samuel C. Crutcher |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Richard C. Franklin |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Robert L. Hoyt |
Sound Recordist |
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David Pettijohn |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Stanley H. Polinsky |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Mark Server |
Boom Operator |
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John J. Stephens |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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John Roesch |
Foley Artist |
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Harry Betts |
Orchestrator |
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John Caper Jr. |
Music Coordinator |
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John Caper Jr. |
Conductor |
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Peter Knight |
Conductor |
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Peter Knight |
Orchestrator |
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Michel Mention |
Orchestrator |
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Peter T. Myers |
Orchestrator |
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Visual Effects
Syd Dutton |
Matte Painter |
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Albert Whitlock |
Visual Effects |
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Susan Turner |
Visual Effects |
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Camera
Jack Cardiff |
Director of Photography |
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Lou Barlia |
Camera Operator |
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Bobby Brown |
Assistant Camera |
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Dick Mingalone |
Camera Operator |
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Reggie Newkirk |
First Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Ted Varnadoe |
Electrician |
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Art Department
Norman Newberry |
Production Design |
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Norman Newberry |
Art Direction |
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Mary Ann Biddle |
Set Decoration |
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James Allen |
Assistant Decorator |
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William Apperson |
Construction Foreman |
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John Zemansky |
Property Master |
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Phill Norman |
Title Designer |
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Other Crew
Henry Millar Jr. |
Special Effects |
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Erik Cord |
Stunts |
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