The Shadow (1994)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1994
Running Times: 108m
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 (negative ratio)/1.85:1 (intended ratio)
Sound: DTS Dolby

DIRECTION

Director: Russell Mulcahy

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Bregman/Baer Productions/Universal Pictures
Executive in Charge of Production: Krystyna Demkowicz
Production Executive: Michael Klawitter
Executive Producers: Rolf Deyhle, Louis A. Stroller
Co-Executive Producer: Stan Weston
Producers: Martin Bregman, Michael Scott Bregman, Willi Bär
Associate Producer: Patricia Churchill
Production Managers: Patricia Churchill, Cordy Rierson
Production Coordinators: Kathleen M. Courtney, Leslie Schor, Lisa Kelly, Lisa Knaggs, Martin Matzinger, Saffron Kenny, Sari Rosen
Assistant Production Coordinator: Susan Stone

SCRIPT
Script: David Koepp
Character: Walter B. Gibson

DIRECTION
2nd Unit Director: Dick Ziker
1st Assistant Director: Louis D'Esposito
2nd Assistant Director: Douglas S. Ornstein
2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Jono Oliver
DGA Trainee: Jason Roberts
Script Supervisor: June Samson

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Stephen H. Burum
Camera Operator: Dustin Blauvelt
Steadicam Operator: Mark O'Kane
1st Assistant Camera: Alan S. Blauvelt
Steadicam 1st Assistant Camera: Robert E. Stuard
2nd Assistant Camera: Tom O'Halloran
Steadicam 2nd Assistant Camera: Joseph Cosko Jr
Assistant Camera: David Washburn, John Higbie
Gaffers: Dwight Campbell, James B. Crawford, Patrick James Grosswendt
Rigging Gaffer: Michael Laws
Electricians: Brian T. White, Gordon Hayes, Paul Cheung, Scott Kidner, Víctor Pérez
Rigging Electricians: Henry Charleston, John T. Kennedy, Robert King, Ron Newburn, Scott C. Keys
Best Boys Electric: O'Shana Walker, Rick A. Benedetto
Best Boy Rigging Electric: Jimmy Keys
Best Boy Rigging Grip: Mike J. Campbell Jr
Key Grips: Bruce D. Spellman, Keith Claridge, Todd R. Smith
Grips: Arthur Najera, Bruce Chimerofsky, Daniel Duggan, David Sherman, John P. Cleveland, Larry Shuler, Michael Ronald Heath
Dolly Grip: Carlos M. Gallardo
Best Boy Grip: Ron Peebles
Key Rigging Grip: Stephen Shultz
Rigging Grips: Alfred E. Smithey, Brian Sata, Frank Peterson, John Dumas, Raymond Michels
Stills: Ralph Nelson Jr
Video Assist Operator: Paul Murphey
Colour Timer: Dennis McNeill
Colour: DeLuxe
Cameras and Lenses: Panavision Cameras and Lenses

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Peter Honess
1st Assistant Editor: Mary Jochem Besterveld
Assistant Editors: Audrey Evans, Eric Lea, Gina Lombardo, Jeff Zacha
Negative Cutter: Gary Burritt
Post-Production Supervisor: Helene Mulholland
Post-Production Assistant: Cynthia Nicolella
Post-Production Scheduler: Lori J. Nelson

MUSIC
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Songs: Jim Steinman (Original Sin); Kenny G. (Remember); Diane Warren (Some Kind of Mystery); Dennis Dreith (Bart's Bounce)
Songs Performed By: Taylor Dane (Original Sin); Kenny G. (Remember); Sinoa (Some Kind of Mystery)
Songs Arranged By: Jim Steinman (Original Sin); Johnny Mandel (Some Kind of Mystery)
Songs Produced By: Jim Steinman (Original Sin); Kenny G. (Remember); Jellybean Benítez for Jellybean Productions Inc (Some Kind of Mystery); Dennis Dreith (Bart's Bounce)
Orchestrators: Alexander Courage, Arthur Morton
Music Editors: Darrell Hall, Kenneth Hall
Music Engineer: Chris Tergesen
Score Mixer: Bruce Botnick
Music Supervisor: Jellybean Benítez
Music Contractor: Sandy DeCrescent
Music Programmer: Nick Vidar

SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: Keith A. Wester
Boom Operator: Timothy P. Salmon
Re-Recording Mixers: Brad Sherman, Don Digirolamo, Gary C. Bourgeois
Supervising Sound Editor: Martin Maryska
Assistant Sound Editors: Courtenay Marvin, Blake R. Cornett, Christopher Edward Wilding, David R. Finkelstein, Ron Meredith, Yôko Seto
Dialogue Editors: E. Jeane Putnam, Jeff Bushelman, Karen G. Wilson, Larry Mann
ADR Mixer: Weldon Brown
Supervising ADR Editor: Allan Hartz
ADR Editors: Shelley Hinton, Bruce Stubblefield, Laura Graham, Lauren Palmer
ADR Assistant: Alexandra Root
Sound Effects Editors: Jay Wilkinson, John Benson, Richard King
Foley Artists: Alicia Stevenson, Zane D. Bruce
Foley Mixer: David Jobe
Supervising Foley Editor: Christopher Flick
Foley Editors: Phil Linson, Donald Sylvester
Utility Sound Technician: Mark C. Grech

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Key Make Up: Ronnie Specter
Make Up: Carl Fullerton, Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil
Body Make Up: Jene Fielder
Key Hair: Candace Neal
Hair: Janine Rae Rath, Rick Provenzano, Shirley Crawford
Costume Designer: Bob Ringwood
Assistant Costume Designer: Randy Gardell
Costume Supervisor: Eric H. Sandberg
Costumers: Karyn A. Fields, David Mayreis, Ellen Gross, Jon Boyden, Myron Baker
Men's Key Costumer: Bill Tiegs
Women's Key Costumer: Debra Caliva Beebe
Special Costumes: Ruggero Peruzzi
Specialty Costumers: Linda Booher Ciarimboli, Dorothy Bulac, Laura Baker

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up: Greg Cannom, Cannom Creations
Special Effects Technician: Roland Blancaflor (uncredited)

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Albert Delgado
Special Effects Coordinator: Ken Pepiot
Special Effects Foreman: Gintar Repecka
Special Effects: Gary D. Bierend, Gary L. Karas, Jeff Pepiot, Kelly Kerby, Larry W. Bowman, Robert L. Johnson, Robert L. Olmstead

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Chandler Group Visual Effects; Composite Components Company; Dreamstate Effects; Fantasy II Film Effects; Howard Anderson Company; Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc; Illusion Arts Inc; Lumeni Productions Inc; Matte World Digital; Pacific Titles and Optical; R/Greenberg Associates (West) Inc; Stetson Visual Services; The Post Group
Special Visual Effects Supervisors: Craig Barron, Michael Pangrazio, Alison Savitch, Gene Warren Jr, Kevin O'Neill, Stuart Robertson
Visual Effects Executive Producer: Mark Franco, Tricia Henry Ashford
Visual Effects Producers: Alison Savitch, Leslie Huntley, Steven T Puri, Robin L. D'Arcy
Additional Visual Effects Producer: Peter Kuran
Visual Effects Coordinator: Carmen M. Miller
Special Visual Effects: Bill Taylor, Syd Dutton
Illusion Arts Production Manager: Catherine Sudolcan
Visual Effects Technicians: John E. Sullivan, Mary E. Walter
1st Assistant Camera: Evan A. Nesbitt
Visual Effects Editor: Christer Hokanson
Visual Effects Assistant: Jon Savitch
Miniature Effects Supervisor: Mark Steson
Miniature Production Supervisor: Terry Clotiaux
Miniature Effects: Robert Spurlock
Chief Model Maker: Ian Hunter
Model Makers: Brian Mann, Chris Simmons, Dennis Schultz, George Willis, Greg Bryant, Hiroshi 'Kan' Ikeuchi, Jeff Leake, Joel Friesch, Mike Forster, Mike Possert, Paula Schneider, R.C. David Freund, Sandy Stewart
On-Stage Model Crew Chief: Dana Yuricich
Lead Miniature Painter: Renee Rabache
Miniature Photography: Tim Angulo
Miniature Sculptor: Tully Summers
Roto Supervisor: Bret Mixon
Digital Supervisors: Brian Griffin, Richard Patterson
Digital Effects Supervisor: Chris Regan
CG Supervisors: Isa Alsup, James M. Goodman, Mark Voelpel
CG And Digital Film Artists: Alan Lasky, Beth Block, Charlotte Francis, Clay Budin, Emily Scher, Lysette Ashford, Nancy Evans, Nancy Oppenheim, Paul Wang, Robert Lyss, Ron Kallsen, W.L. Arrance, Rod Schumacher, Christopher Walsh
Digital Animation: Enid Tihanyi Zentelis, Fumi Sawicki, Kevin Kutchaver
Digital Film Executive Producer: Joe Gareri
Digital Film Compositing Executive Producer: Mark Franco
Digital Film Supervisor: Laurel Klick
Digital Film Compositors: Edie Paul, John Tostado, Mimi Abers, Peter Sternlicht
Digital Compositors: Olivier Sarda, Paul Rivera
Digital Film Facility Supervisor: Bill Villareal
Digital Film Recording Supervisor: Arthur Jeppe
Digital Film Recording: Karen Skouras
Digital Film Scanning and Recording: Curt Lundgren, Richard Bugge
Digital Film Software: Bonnie Boyd, Daryll Strauss, Gene Hightower, Jennifer Lee Scheer, Jim Rothrock, Mitch Wade
Digital Optical Supervisor: Paul Bolger
I/O Manager: Linda Renaud
Software And Engineering Support: Chris Sjoholm
Optical Supervisors: Betzy Bromberg, David Emerson
Optical Effects Coordinators: Gary Crandall, Jeff Hutchison
Opticals: Greg Tagawa, Lisa Mann, Todd Hall, William S. Conner
Optical Photography: David S. Williams Jr
Optical Camera: Richard Cohen, David Tucker, Stanley Miller
Optical Line-Up Supervisor: Michael L. Griffin
Optical Line-Up: Bernard Joseph Patrick Reilly, Leilani McHugh
Matte Artist Supervisor: Christopher Evans
Matte Artists: Caroleen Green, Robert Stromberg
Matte Effects: Lynn Ledgerwood
Matte Photography: John E. Sullivan, David Stump, Mark Sawicki
Matte Camera Operator: Wade Childress
Camera Assistant / Matte Camera Operator: Rich McKay
MC / EFX Supervisor: Don Baker
MC Programmer: Mark Hardin
Motion Control Supervisor: Les Bernstien
Motion Control Operators: Christopher Warren, John Huneck
Computer Systems Supervisor: Tara Handy Turner
Software And Engineering Support: Charles R. Hoffman III, Ephraim Cohen, Mark Casey
SVSI Coordinator: Tim Sprague
Technical Assistants: Chris Loudon, Linda Renaud, Peter Underkoffler, Ray Rodgers

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Joseph C. Nemec III
Art Directors: Jack Johnson, Dan Olexiewicz, Steven Wolff
Set Designers: Carl J. Stensel, James E. Tocci, William J. Law III
Set Decorator: Garrett Lewis
Set Dressers: Don Chafey, Jack Forwalter, Michael R. Driscoll, Michael Schmidt
Property Master: John Zemansky
Assistant Property Master: Dean Wilson
Property Assistant: Chuck Herrmann
Construction Coordinator: Steve Callas
Set Constructor: Mark Lindemuth
Construction Foremen: Robert M. Webb, Peter Olexiewicz, Robert L. Thompson
Stand-By Painter: Tony Leonardi
Paint Foreman: Gordon Huggins
Drapery Foreman: Tony Belmonte
Assistant Draper: Scott C. Garrett
Production Illustrators: Christopher S. Ross, Peter A. Ramsey
Artwork: Mike Kaluta
Art Department Assistant: Carmen Roderique
Lead Scenic: Christopher Woodworth
General Foreman: Mike Wells
Lead Person: Mark Woods
Title Designer: Elizabeth Beloff

OTHER CREW
Production Accountant: Dianne Cheek Blasco
Assistant Production Accountant: Terry Dunn
Assistant Accountants: Douglas Jones, J. Jefferie Johnston
Payroll Accountant: Jeanie Daniels
Set Auditor: Laura Williams
Auditor: Morris Pliskow
Production Assistants: Andrea Wertheim, Gene Warren III, Glenn Zoller, Gretchen Witte, Jeff Fisher, Jonathan McGarry, Judah L. Schiller, Justine Maurer, Kato, Paul Isham, Seth Miller, Stacey L. Smith, Steven B. Cohen
Assistants: Arlene Trainoff, Geni Marino, Jenny Montalbano Hind, John L. Weaver, Linda Dunn, Mark Brown, Mary S. Ramirez
Production Secretary: Karen L. Angelli
Transportation Coordinator: Dan Anglin
Transportation Co-Captains: Ardie McLaughlin, Mitch Masoner
Drivers: Al Ochoa, Bill Gray, Calvin Masoner, Charles Ramirez, Claudia Anglin, David N. Williams, Don Van Stry, Donald Kellogg, Donald Linder, Donald S. Harback, Duard Wayne Binkley, Fred Liberman, George Bess, Jack R. Campbell, James M. Dunne, Jerry Gordon, Leslie Webb, Reed Cohan, Richard Austin, Richard B. Darling, Richard Padgett, Sandra Powell, Sandra Thomason, Tony Monzo
Choreographer: Carissa Green
2nd Lead: Don Chafey
Craft Service: Tim Gonzales
Creative Supervisor: Joseph Francis
Cutter / Filler Foreperson: Diane Puhalla
Insect Wrangler: David Mirsky
Labour Foreman: Vlad Pelinovschi
Manufacturing Forepersons: Dale Wibben, Gregory Mowry
Projection Scenes: Don Hansard
Stage Manager: Aaron Valdez
Unit Publicist: Lapacazo M. Sandoval

LOCATIONS
Locations: Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA; Mayfield Senior School, 500 Bellefontaine St., Pasadena, California, USA
Location Manager: Christine Bonnem

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Dick Ziker
Stunts: Billy Hank Hooker, Buddy Joe Hooker, Chuck Picerni Jr, Don Pulford, Gary Epper, Henry Kingi, Jimmy Romano, John Meier, Kenny Bates, Kenny Endoso, Lon Boutin, Norman Howell, Philip Tan, Ron Stein, Scott Hubbell, Steve Holladay, Steve M. Davison, Steve Picerni, Steven Chambers, William H. Burton

CASTING
Casting: Mary Colquhoun
Extras Casting: David Anthony, Rick Montgomery
ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris
Casting Assistant: Joseph Cerami

CAST

Alec Baldwin (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow)
John Lone (Shiwan Khan)
Penelope Ann Miller (Margo Lane)
Peter Boyle (Moe Shrevnitz)
Ian McKellen (Dr Reinhardt Lane)
Tim Curry (Farley Claymore)
Jonathan Winters (Wainwright Barth)
Sab Shimono (Dr Roy Tam)
Andre Gregory (Burbank)
Brady Tsurutani (Tulku)
James Hong (Li Peng)
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad (Wu)
Joseph Maher (Isaac Newboldt)
John Kapelos (Duke Rollins)
Max Wright (Berger)
Aaron Lustig (doctor)
Ethan Phillips (Nelson)
Sinoa (Cobalt Club singer)
Rudolph Willrich, Verlon Edwards (Cobalt Club waiters)
Wesley Mann (bellboy)
Joe D'Angerio (English Johnny)
Larry Joshua (Maxie)
Larry Hankin (taxi driver)
Woon Young Park, Brian Khaw, Nathan Jung (Tibetan kidnappers)
Al Leong (Tibetan driver)
Gerald Okamura (Tibetan passenger)
Fred Sanders (cop)
Alix Elias (woman in taxi)
Abraham Benrubi, Steve Hytner (Lane's marine guard)
Lily Mariye (Mrs Roy Tam)
Patrick Fischler, Jeff Cahill, John L. Weaver (USS Texas sailors)
Kate McGregor-Stewart (Mrs Shrevnitz)
Michael Hadge, Roland Brown (inmates)
Woon Young Park, Kraig Kishi, Garret Sato, James Lew, Leo Lee, Jen Sung Outerbridge, Al Goto, Billy Wong, Toshirô Obata, Darryl Chan, Stuart Quan,
Dan Koji, Nils Allen Stewart (Mongols)
Jimmy T (real name: Jimmy Tanaka), Bruce Locke (Cranston guards)
Tera Tabrizi, Cristina Lawson, Chi-en Telemaque, Donna Lew (concubines)
Raul Reformina (Chinese man)
Kathy Lee Doherty (Chinese woman)
James Alan (paper boy)
Linda Atkinson (madam)
Keith A. Wester (radio announcer)
Frank Welker (voice of Phurba)
Phillip Borsos (Duke Rollins)
Armin Shimerman (security guard - uncredited)
Robert Trebor (harried man in taxi - uncredited)

Stand-In: Teddy M. Haggarty

PLOT SUMMARY

The evil Shiwan Khan is planning to hold a whole city to ransom using a nuclear weapon. Only Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow, can stop him, using his powers of "invisibility" and his ability to cloud men's minds.

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures

UK
Laserdisc Distributor: Pioneer (PLFEB 33391)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Universal Pictures
Video Distributor: MCA
Laserdisc Distributor: MCA Home Video (42197); MCA / Universal Home Video (43116)
DVD Distributor: Universal (20012); Universal (20454)

Finland
Rating: K-14

Netherlands
Rating: 12

Norway
Rating: 15

Spain
Rating: 13

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: 12

USA
Rating: PG-13

1994
July
1: USA - theatrical release

October
27: Germany - theatrical release
28: Finland - theatrical release

November
2: France - theatrical release
3: Argentina - theatrical release
8: Spain - theatrical release
11: Sweden - theatrical release

1995
February
24: USA - laserdisc release (MCA Home Video (42197))

October
Day Unknown: UK - laserdisc release (Pioneer (PLFEB 33391))

1997
January
15: USA - laserdisc release (MCA / Universal Home Video (43116))

November
18: USA - DVD release (Universal (20012))

1999
February
23: USA - DVD release (Universal (20454))

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

Shadow und der Fluch des Khan - German title
La sombra - Spanish title
L'uomo ombra - Italian title

SEE ALSO
The Shadow (1933)
The Shadow (1940)

PERIODICALS

FilmMagasinet December/January 1994/1995 p.15 (Norway)
review (by Ingrid Stoever Jensen)

Première November 1994 p.58 (France)
review (by Eric Libiot)

NEWSPAPERS

Svenska Dagbladet 11 November 1994 (Sweden)
review (Sinne för skuggors svarta magi saknas by Elisabeth Sörenson)

comic into film; radio into film; bombs; nuclear weapons; terrorists; nuclear terrorism; esp; invisibility; superheroes; psychics; television; the supernatural; remakes

Last Updated: 1 February, 2010