Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1978
Running Times: 104 mins
Format: Metrocolor     35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Production Executive: George Justin
Executive Producer: Jack H. Harris
Producer: Jon Peters
Associate Producer: Laura Ziskin
Unit Production Manager: Louis A. Stroller

SCRIPT
Script: John Carpenter, David Zelag Goodman
Story: John Carpenter

DIRECTION
Director: Irvin Kershner
Assistant Directors: Mel Howard, Louis A. Stroller
2nd Assistant Director: Joseph Maimone Jr

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Victor J. Kemper
Camera Operator: Lou Barlia
1st Assistant Camera: Jack Brown
2nd Assistant Camera: Bruce MacCallum
Gaffer: James Dolan
Key Grip: James W. Finnerty
Stills: Adger W. Cowans
Eyes Of Mars Photographs / Special Photographic Consultant: Rebecca Blake
Gallery Photographs: Helmut Newton

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Michael Kahn
Assistant Editors: Emily Paine, Paul LaMastra, Trudy Ship

MUSIC
Music: Artie Kane
Song: Karen Lawrence, John Desutels (Love Theme from Eyes of Laura Mars (Prisoner))
Song Performed By: Barbra Streisand (Love Theme From Eyes Of Laura Mars (Prisoner))
Music Supervisor: Charles A. Koppelman
Song Producer: Gary Klein
Music Editor: Joan Biel

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Les Lazarowitz
Dubbing Mixers: Don MacDougall, Robert Glass, Robert Knudson
Sound Editor: Chuck Campbell

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Vincent Callaghan, Lynn Donahue, Lee Harman
Hair: Colleen Callaghan
Hair for Faye Dunaway: Kaye Pownall
Costume Designer: Theoni V. Aldredge
Wardrobe For Faye Dunaway: Bernadene C. Mann
Men's Costumer: Jim Hagerman
Women's Costumer: Marilyn Bishop

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Edward Drohan

VISUAL EFFECTS
Special Photographic Effects: James Liles

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Gene Callahan
Art Director: Robert Gundlach
Set Decorator: John Godfrey
Property Master: Walter Stocklin
Scenic Chargeman: Fred Sammut

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Bette Nance
Location Auditor: Vince Martinez
Production Office Coordinator: Shari Leibowitz
Assistant to Theoni V. Aldredge: Donna Thomas
Assistant to Irvin Kershner: Pennfield Jensen
Special Project Assistant: Susan Landau
Project Assistants: Francine Lefrak, Hugh Rawson, Jerry Jaffe
Transportation Captain: James Giblin
Unit Publicist: Vic Heutschy

LOCATIONS
Locations: New York City, New York, USA

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Alex Stevens
Stunts: Bill Anagnos, Tammas Hamilton, Jim Lovelett, Harry Madsen, Konrad Sheehan

CASTING
Casting Supervisor: Cis Corman

CAST
Faye Dunaway (Laura Mars)
Tommy Lee Jones (John Neville)
Brad Dourif (Tommy Ludlow)
Rene Auberjonois (Donald Phelps)
R.J. (real name: Raul Julia) (Michael Reisler)
Frank Adonis (Sal Volpe)
Lisa Taylor (Michele)
Darlanne Fluegel (Lulu)
Rose Gregorio (Elaine Cassel)
Bill Boggs (himself)
Steve Marachuk (Robert)
Meg Mundy (Doris Spenser)
Marilyn Meyers (Sheila Weissman)
Gary Bayer, Mitchell Edmonds (reporters)
Michael Tucker (Bert)
Jeff Niki, Toshi Matsuo (photo assistants)
John E. Allen (Billy T.)
Anna Anderson, Deborah Beck, Jim Devine, Hanny Friedman, Winnie Hollman, Patty Oja, Donna Palmer, Sterling St. Jacques, Rita Tellone, Kari Page (models)
Dallas Edward Hayes (Douglas)
John Randolph Jones, Al Joseph, Gerald Kline, Tom Degidon (policemen)
Sal Richards (Driscoll)
Paula Lawrence (Aunt Caroline)
Joey R. Mills (make up person)
John Sahag (hairdresser)
Hector Troy (cab driver)

PLOT SUMMARY

Fashion photographer Laura Mars finds that she can see through the eyes of a brutal serial killer and tries to help the police find out who he is.

AVAILABILITY

Germany
DVD Distributors: Columbia / Tristar (10016)

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Columbia Pictures
Video Distributors: GoodTimes Home Video; RCA / Columbia Pictures Home Video
Laserdisc Distributors: Columbia / Tristar (72686); RCA / Columbia (VLD 3149)
DVD Distributors: Columbia / Tristar (02847)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: M

Finland
Rating: K-18

Norway
Rating: 15

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: AA (theatrical); 15 (video)

USA
Rating: R

West Germany
Rating: 16

AWARDS

1979
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA (Saturn Awards)
Best Costumes (Theoni V. Aldredge) - winner
Best Make Up (Lee Harman, Vincent Callaghan, Lynn Donahue) - nominated

TIMELINE

1978
August
2: USA – theatrical release

October
20: Finland – theatrical release

November
12: Sweden – theatrical release

1994
November
Day Unknown: USA - laserdisc release (Columbia / Tristar (72686))

2000
May
2: Germany - DVD release (Columbia / Tristar (10016))

June
6: USA - DVD release (Columbia / Tristar (02847))

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Die Augen der Laura Mars - West German title
Eyes - working title
Laura Marsin silmät - Finnish title
Gli occhi di Laura Mars - Italian title
Oczy Laury Mars - Polish title
Ögon - Swedish title
Ojos - Spanish title
Ojos de Laura Mars - Venezuelan title
Os Olhos de Laura Mars - Portuguese title
Les yeux de Laura Mars - French title

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Terror in the Aisles (1984)

SEE ALSO
Nazar (2005)
The Return (2006)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Playboy vol.25 no.8 (August 1978) pp.96-99, 186-188 (USA)
illustrated review (Eyes Has It by Bruce Williamson)

KEYWORDS

esp, models, photographers, premonitions, psychics, psychic powers, serial killers

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009