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Where the Heart Is
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Director:
John Boorman
Writers:
John Boorman
Telsche Boorman
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Release Date:
23 February 1990 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama See more »
Plot:
Stewart McBain (Coleman) is a real-estate mogul who spends his living blowing up old buildings to make room to erect new buildings... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins See more »
User Reviews:
Ravishing to the eye or as Suzy Amis put it: Menschen malen Illusionen See more (16 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Dabney Coleman ... Stewart McBain

Uma Thurman ... Daphne McBain

Joanna Cassidy ... Jean

Crispin Glover ... Lionel

Suzy Amis ... Chloe McBain

Christopher Plummer ... Shitty

David Hewlett ... Jimmy

Maury Chaykin ... Harry

Dylan Walsh ... Tom
Ken Pogue ... Hamilton

Sheila Kelley ... Sheryl
Michael Kirby ... Lionel's Father
Dennis Strong ... Marvin X
Timothy Stickney ... Marcus
Emma Woollard ... Olivia
Tabitha St. Germain ... Secretary (as Paulina Gillis)
Gary Krawford ... Presidential Aide
Albert Schultz ... Edgar
Sandi Ross ... Woman Speaking in Tongues
George Seremba ... Preacher
Ralph Small ... Eviction Man
Ann-Marie MacDonald ... T.V. Reporter (Stock Exchange)

Frances Flanagan ... T.V. Reporter (Dutch House)
Naima Jodin ... Porna
Prabha Gandhi ... Mya
Juan Ramón Sánchez ... Jose
Ida Carnevali ... Mrs. Jose
Philip Williams ... Man with Writ
Howard Lende ... Wall Street Man

Maurice Godin ... Stock Exchange Dealer
David Bronstein ... Stock Exchange Dealer
Eric Moreau ... Cop
Sean Ryerson ... Man at Dump
Audrey Smith ... Runway Model
Jean Fleming ... Runway Model
Catherine Blythe ... Runway Model
Jennifer Samarzija ... Runway Model
Trish Olsthoorn ... Runway Model
Mikki ... Runway Model
Jacinta Bradshaw ... Runway Model
Sharmain Beddoe ... Runway Model
Karyn Wilson ... Runway Model
Susan Willemsen ... Runway Model
Suzy Johnston ... Runway Model
Christine Kossak ... Runway Model
Maxine Wasa ... Runway Model
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Ric Sarabia ... Unemployment Clerk

Matt Birman ... Stockbroker (uncredited)

Robbie Coltrane ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Boorman 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John Boorman 
Telsche Boorman 

Produced by
John Boorman .... producer
Edgar F. Gross .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Peter Martin 
 
Cinematography by
Peter Suschitzky 
 
Film Editing by
Ian Crafford 
 
Casting by
Bonnie Finnegan 
 
Production Design by
Carol Spier 
 
Art Direction by
James McAteer 
 
Set Decoration by
Elinor Rose Galbraith 
 
Costume Design by
Linda Matheson 
 
Makeup Department
Jenny Arbour .... key assistant hair stylist
Judi Cooper-Sealy .... hair stylist
Shonagh Jabour .... makeup artist
Timna Woollard .... chole's paintings and body makeup
Thomas Yee .... assistant hair stylist
 
Production Management
Ira Halberstadt .... production manager: New York
Daniel J. Heffner .... executive in charge of production
Sean Ryerson .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Walter Gasparovic .... second assistant director
Grant Lucibello .... third assistant director
Tony Lucibello .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Carlos Caneca .... set dressing trainee
Kirk Cheney .... construction manager
Christopher Geggie .... assistant property master
Doug Harlocker .... property master (as Douglas Harlocker)
Shelley Nieder .... assistant props
Jim Veale .... head carpenter
John Dondertman .... assistant art director (uncredited)
Keith Wall .... assistant property master (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Ron Davis .... sound editor
John Hayward .... sound re-recording mixer
Nicolas Le Messurier .... sound re-recording mixer
Sandy Buchanan .... post-production sound assistant (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Ted Ross .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Tim Segulin .... optical effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Dennis Lundin .... stunt double
Branko Racki .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael F. Barrow .... gaffer: New York City
Carlo Campana .... key grip
Attila Dory .... still photographer
Richard Gaal .... electrician
Duane Gullison .... generator operator
Susan Shaw .... camera trainee
 
Animation Department
Peter Hudecki .... animator: video game
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Trysha Bakker .... assistant costume designer
Jay Du Boisson .... set costume supervisor
 
Music Department
Peter Martin .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Walter Donohue .... creative associate
Susan Haller .... script supervisor
Pauline Hume .... graphic artist: titles
Julie Jones .... production assistant
Jeff Stolow .... location manager: New York
Gordon Yang .... location manager
Lisa S. Girolami .... production executive (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Ahol a szív lakik" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Dalla parte del cuore" - Italy
"Die Zeit der bunten Vögel" - West Germany
"Donde está el corazón" - Spain
"Ekei pou vrisketai i kardia" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Les valeurs du coeur" - Canada (French title)
"Onde Está o Coração" - Brazil
"Sydämen koti" - Finland
"Tout pour réussir" - France
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Finland:S | Iceland:L | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USASee more »
Company:
Touchstone PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Quotes:
Stewart McBain:My Heart? Home is where the heart is, and I've lost my home.See more »
Soundtrack:
A Song Of IndiaSee more »

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Ravishing to the eye or as Suzy Amis put it: Menschen malen Illusionen, 10 August 2004
Author: jandewitt from Hannover

This film brought out the barracuda in most of the major critics. And did the public take one bit of notion? It did and flocked elsewhere.

But I still remember the overall impact this forgotten little gem had on me when I watched it some 14 odd years ago in one of these little arthouse cinemas that had all but vanished as multiplexes became the latest rage. 'Breathtaking' was the word for it. This reaction was caused by the picture's extraordinary visual beauty: cinematography as an art form has never been more ravishingly demonstrated as in the composition of light, shade and colour. I remember a series of scenes so beautiful I wanted to stop the moving pictures occasionally and just be a picture.

But like other visual masterpieces, its triumph did not extend to the screenplay and dialogues that were often boring, sometimes even downright foolish.

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