Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1995
Running Times: 102 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Rysher Entertainment / Savoy Pictures
Executive Producer: Keith Samples
Producer: Gloria Zimmerman
Co-Producers: Matthew Stone, Raquel Carreras, Robert Ramsey
Line Producer: Michael D. Parser

SCRIPT
Script: Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone

DIRECTION
Director: Jack Baran
Assistant Directors: Adam Rosen, David H. Venghaus Jr

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: James L. Carter
1st Assistant Camera: Mark Gutterud
Gaffer: Jon B. Thomas
Stills: Jim Sheldon
Lab: CFI, Hollywood, California, USA

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Raúl Dávalos
Assistant Editor: Justin Bourret

MUSIC
Music: J. Steven Soles
Songs: Willie Dixon (The Seventh Son); Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman (Viva Las Vegas); Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster (Baltimore Oriole); Michael Cudany (The Veldt); Booker T and the MG's (Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)); Danny Gatton, Bill Holloman (Puddin' and Pie); Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen (That Old Black Magic)
Songs Performed By: Ned Albright (The Seventh Son); James Belushi (Viva Las Vegas); Eleni Mandell (Baltimore Oriole); Combustible Edison (The Veldt); Danny Gatton (Puddin' and Pie); Eleni Mandell (That Old Black Magic); Louis Prima, Keely Smith (That Old Black Magic)
Songs Produced By: Herbie Hancock (Baltimore Oriole; That Old Black Magic)
Music Supervisor: Anita Camarata
Music Editor: Jacqueline Tager

SOUND
Re-Recording Mixer: Jeffrey Perkins
Supervising Sound Editor: Richard E. Yawn
Sound Editor: Anthony Milch
Sound Effects Recordist: Gary Blufer
Sound Effects: Glenn Hoskinson
Sound Effects Editor: Blake Marion
Foley Artist: Joan Rowe

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Julie Purcell
Hair: Scott Williams
Costume Designer: Beverly Klein

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: David Waine

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Available Light Limited
Visual Effects Supervisor: John Van Vliet
Animator: Michel Gagne

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Jean-Philippe Carp
Art Director: Easton Michael Smith
Set Decorator: Lisa Robyn Deutsch
Set Dresser: Don G. Smith

LOCATIONS
Locations: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

STUNTS
Stunts: Greg Anderson, Bob Ivy, Hugh A. O'Brien

CASTING
Casting: Nicole Arbusto, Joy Dickson

CAST
Dylan McDermott (Julian Goddard)
Nancy Travis (Lucille)
James LeGros (Thoreau)
Quentin Tarantino (Johnny Destiny)
James Belushi (Tuerto)
Janet Carroll (Escabel)
David Cross (Ralph Dellaposa)
Richard Edson (Gage)
Bob Goldthwait (Mr Smith)
Barry Shabaka Henley (Dravec)
Lisa Jane Persky (Katrina)
Sarah Trigger (Francine)
Tracey Walter (Pappy)
Allen Garfield (Vinnie Vidivici)
Ralph Brannen, Robert Sparks (henchmen)
Gordon Michaels (motorist)
Che Lujan (Jose)
Michael O'Connell (stage manager)
Michael Matthys (lighting technician)

PLOT SUMMARY

Johnny Destiny arrives in Las Vegas to find that things aren't quite what they seem. Straneg electrical disturbances are creating odd phenomena and the stranger that Johnny has picked up in the desert is trying to find the money he stole in a bank raid. Are Johnny and his new friend the victims of fate?

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Savoy Pictures

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R (for language)

TIMELINE

1995
April
28: USA – theatrical release

June
23: UK – theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

A Romantic Adventure of Mystical Proportion.

Hot Times, Cold Cash, Fast Cars, and a Slow Roll of the Dice.

A High Frequency Adventure.

KEYWORDS

criminals, deserts, electricity, the supernatural

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009