Blood and Wine (1996)

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writers (WGA):

Nick Villiers (story) &
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Release Date:

21 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

There is no honour amongst thieves.

Plot:

Bob Rafelson has stated that this is the final part of an informal trilogy he started with "Five Easy...

Plot Keywords:

Necklace | Wine Dealer | Safecracker | Wine | Diamond

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jack Nicholson	...	Alex Gates
Stephen Dorff	...	Jason
Jennifer Lopez	...	Gabriela 'Gabby'
Judy Davis	...	Suzanne
Michael Caine	...	Victor 'Vic' Spansky
Harold Perrineau	...	Henry
Robyn Peterson	...	Dina Reese
Mike Starr	...	Mike
John Seitz	...	Mr. Frank Reese
Marc Macaulay	...	Guard
Dan Daily	...	Todd
Marta Velasco	...	Gabriela's Cousin
Thom Christopher	...	Jeweller #1
Mario Ernesto Sánchez	...	Artie, Fishing Ace
John Hackett	...	Gas Station Attendant
Hector Montano	...	Gabriela's Grandfather
Vanessa L. Hernandez	...	Little Cuban Girl
Carmen López	...	Head Nurse
Antoni Corone	...	Caribbean Club Bartender
Jim Torres Towers	...	Father of Gabriela's Cousin
Glice Montano	...	Gabriela's Grandmother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Catrini	...	Rick (uncredited)
Orlando Delbert	...	Dock Worker (uncredited)

Directed by
Bob Rafelson

Writing credits (WGA)
Nick Villiers		(story) &
Bob Rafelson		(story)
Nick Villiers		(screenplay) and
Alison Cross		(screenplay)

Produced by
Chris Auty	....	executive producer
Hercules Bellville	....	co-producer
Kathleen M. Courtney	....	associate producer (as Kathleen Courtney)
Noah Golden	....	co-producer
Terry Miller	....	associate producer
Jeremy Thomas	....	producer
Bernard Williams	....	executive producer (as Bernie Williams)

Original Music by
Michal Lorenc

Cinematography by
Newton Thomas Sigel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Steven Cohen

Casting by
Dianne Crittenden

Production Design by
Richard Sylbert

Set Decoration by
William Kemper Wright

Costume Design by
Lindy Hemming

Makeup Department
Jay Cannistraci	....	makeup artist
Donna Battersby Greene	....	hair stylist (as Donna Pattersby Greene)
Linda Melazzo	....	makeup artist (as Linda V. Melazzo)
Joy Zapata	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Kathleen M. Courtney	....	production supervisor (as Kathleen Courtney)
Michael J. Harker	....	post-production supervisor
Bernard Williams	....	unit production manager (as Bernie Williams)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bud Davis	....	second unit director (as George Bud Davis)
Melanie Grefe	....	first assistant director: second unit
Terry Miller	....	first assistant director
Michael Viglietta	....	second assistant director
Kevin Williams	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Marc Baird	....	storyboard artist
Steve Christensen	....	general construction manager
John T. Davoren Jr.	....	set dresser
Daniel Duarte	....	paint supervisor
Jose Duarte	....	head scenic
Stephen P. Durante	....	lead person
Roger Irvin	....	construction coordinator
Geri Lynn Peterson	....	assistant property master
Frank A. Raffa Jr.	....	set dresser
Jeremy Alan Read	....	assistant property master
Philip Schneider	....	property master
Gayle Simon	....	art department coordinator
Mark Sylbert	....	assistant art director
Eric Weiler	....	lead man (uncredited)

Sound Department
Frank Canonica	....	supervising sound recordist: mix stage
Kevin Cerchiai	....	cable person (as Kevin J. Cerchiai)
Peter J. Devlin	....	sound mixer
Malcolm Fife	....	foley editor
Sukey Fontelieu	....	dialogue editor
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anne Laing	....	assistant sound editor
Chuck Michael	....	sound effects editor
Marnie Moore	....	foley artist
Douglas Murray	....	dialogue editor (as Doug Murray)
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist
Karen Rester	....	first assistant sound editor
Leslie Shatz	....	sound designer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Daniel Sperry	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Dan Sperry)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (as Gregg Steele)
Nancy Tracy	....	assistant dialogue editor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Scott Warren	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Larry Addison	....	mold and skin crew: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
David Barrington-Holt	....	creative supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as David Barrington Holt)
Matt J. Britton	....	general manager: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Robert Cates	....	special effects foreperson
James Edson	....	production coordinator: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as Jim Edson)
Matthew 'Chief' Flesher	....	mold and skin crew: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as Matt Flesher)
Guy Himber	....	lead mechanic: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Guy Himber	....	project manager: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Robin Jackson-Moore	....	mold and skin crew: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Phil Jackson	....	mold department supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Richard Lee Jones	....	special effects supervisor (as Rick Jones)
Tom Killeen	....	painter: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Marc Martin	....	shop runner: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Marc Mercury	....	special effects
Michael A. Pearce	....	mold and skin crew: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Jake Lee	....	creature shop mechanical department (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jeff Wells	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital (uncredited)

Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunts
Tom Bahr	....	stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt double: Jack Nicholson
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Beau Gibson	....	stunts
Cort Hessler	....	stunts
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts
Bill Scharpf	....	stunts
Dennis Scott	....	assistant stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert C. Carlson	....	first assistant camera
Mike Clayton	....	grip
Mike Clayton	....	key grip: second unit
Paul Goodstein	....	grip (as Paul H. Goodstein)
Rodger Kelderman	....	musco light operator
Jamie Klein	....	second company grip
Edward Knott III	....	dolly grip (as Edward James Knott III)
David M. Lang	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as David Lang)
Henry Lopez Jr.	....	video assist operator: second unit
Peter Manno	....	second assistant camera (as Peter K. Manno)
John McGowan	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Michael McGowan	....	camera operator
Michael McGowan	....	director of photography: second unit
Mike McGowan	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Mike McGowan Jr.)
David L. Merrill	....	first company grip
Gordon Miller	....	camera operator: second unit
Kai Morbey	....	electrician
Peter Mountain	....	special still photographer
Anthony G. Nakonechnyj	....	chief lighting technician (as Tony 'Nako' Nakonechnyj)
Wayne Schneiderman	....	electrician
Renee Schuyten	....	camera loader (as Renee J. Schuyten)
Bill Seckel	....	gaffer: second unit
William Smaling	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Bill Smalling)
Dan Squires	....	camera apprentice (as Captain Dan Squires)
Fred Valentine	....	electrician (as Frederick Valentine)
Glenn Watson	....	still photographer
Chris Young	....	grip
Herb Silverman	....	electrician (uncredited)
Fred Valentine	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Yvonne Casas	....	additional extras casting (as Ivonne Casas)
Barbara Collins	....	casting associate
Ken Lazer	....	casting assistant: Florida
Lori Wyman	....	casting: Florida (as Lori S. Wyman)
Lori Wyman	....	extras casting (as Lori S. Wyman)
Anna Liza Recto	....	casting assistant: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather Holmes	....	set costumer
Susan Salzano	....	set costumer
Maria Tortu	....	assistant costume designer
Debbie Travis	....	costumer: Mr. Nicholson

Editorial Department
Mike Amici	....	editorial intern
Eric Bergman	....	post-production coordinator
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Lance Chapman	....	apprentice editor
Julie Daggett	....	editorial production assistant
Val Keller	....	editorial production assistant
Scot Scalise	....	first assistant editor
Alexis Seymour	....	assistant editor: avid
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer (as Michael Stanwick)
Robert Leader	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
Tadeusz Karolak	....	conductor
Ewa Kurpinska	....	music preparation
Michal Lorenc	....	orchestrator
Michal Lorenc	....	score producer
Tadeusz Mieczkowski	....	music recordist (as Tadeusz Meczkowski)
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator
Curt Sobel	....	music producer
Curt Sobel	....	orchestrator
Curt Sobel	....	score producer
Armin Steiner	....	music mixer
Elizabeth Wendel	....	associate music supervisor
Geoff Stradling	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Christopher Chiofalo	....	transportation captain (as Chris Chiofalo)
Joyce M. Lark	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Josue Aguilar	....	production assistant (as Josue D. Aguilar)
Tom Bahr	....	marine coordinator
Paul Baker	....	production assistant
Mark Boretti	....	translator: Mr. Lorenc
Will Brantley	....	craft service
Anne Cabral	....	key office production assistant (as Anne E. Cabral)
Diane Calhoun	....	set production assistant: second unit
Ana Carballosa	....	dialect coach
Kenneth J. Cooney	....	assistant location manager
Jocelyn Cousins	....	assistant: Mr. Thomas
Jason Dudek	....	production intern
Kathy Edwards	....	assistant accountant (as Kathy Dawn Edwards)
Kimberly Edwards	....	post-production accountant (as Kimberly Edwards Shapiro)
Charlotte Fodor	....	production intern
Debby Freeman	....	assistant production coordinator
Leigh French	....	adr loop group: Custom Looping
Michelle Greb	....	production intern
Carol Green	....	unit publicist
Douglas Hansen	....	production financing: Banque Paribas, Los Angeles Agency
Emmanuelle-Claude Heroux	....	production intern
Lisa Marie Hill	....	payroll accountant (as Lisa M. Hill)
Tim Koch	....	production secretary
Diane Krakower	....	assistant: Mr. Nicholson
Cheryl Kurk	....	production accountant
Maggie McMonagle	....	production associate
Michael Mendelsohn	....	production financing: Banque Paribus, Los Angeles Agency
Brian Moon	....	set production assistant: second unit
Stacy J. Morris	....	co-production secretary
Suzie Neary	....	production intern
Jennifer O'Neil	....	assistant: Mr. Williams
Damiana Palopoli	....	production intern
Ilene Pickus	....	script supervisor: second unit
Anna Powell	....	assistant: Mr. Auty
Jim Puller	....	consultant: fishing (as Captain Jim Puller)
Jennifer Radzikowski	....	assistant location manager
Karen Radzikowski	....	production assistant
Arlene Rodriguez	....	assistant: Ms. Lopez
Dug Rotstein	....	script supervisor
Valerie Schields	....	location manager
Elayne Schneiderman	....	production coordinator
Patrick Selts	....	first aid (as Pat Selts)
Sky Siewerski	....	assistant: Mr. Dorff
Alexandra Stone	....	production executive: RPC
Gabrielle Taurek	....	massage therapist
Peggy Tison	....	assistant production accountant (as Peggy Anne Tison)
Steve Trombatore	....	paymaster
David Orson Wallach	....	production intern (as David Wallach)
David Watler	....	craft service
Peter Watson	....	business affairs: Recorded Pictures Company
Pamela Lyn Weiss	....	key set production assistant
Jolene Wolff	....	assistant: Mr. Rafelson
Lisa Zusmer	....	production assistant
Stephan Mallmann	....	business affairs: Recorded Pictures Company (uncredited)
Deborah Ross	....	title designer: Deborah Ross Film Design (uncredited)

Thanks
Tim Haslam	....	special thanks
Alan G. Randolph	....	special thanks: Suntrust Bank officer
Jacek Szumlas	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Fox Searchlight Pictures
• Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
• Marmont Productions
• Blood & Wine Productions
• Majestic Films International (uncredited)

Distributors

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1996-1998) (worldwide) (theatrical) (sales)
• Fox Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1997) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Telegroup (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• RCV Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Líder Films (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Aquarius TV (2005) (Greece) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Jim Henson's Creature Shop (animatronic sharks)

Other Companies

• All Payments Services  payroll services (as All Payments Services)
• American Humane Society  animal action monitored by
• Banque Paribas, Los Angeles Agency  production financing provided by
• Bryan's Table  catering
• C&E Fashions  shoes and belts
• Capital Telecom  special thanks
• Cerruti 1881  wardrobe: Jack Nicholson (as Cerruti 1881 Paris)
• Cinema Completions International (CCI)  completion guaranty provided through
• Cinema Construction  grip equipment
• Cinevideo Tech  camera dollies provided by (as Cine Video Tech)
• Custom Looping  loop group
• Deborah Ross Film Design  title design
• Digital Editing Systems  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Oppenheimer Cameras  additional camera (as Oppenheimer Camera)
• Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Narodowej  orchestra: original score performed by (as Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Pacific Title  titles & opticals
• Renata  wigs
• Rocchetti  make-up
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound post-production services (uncredited)
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound re-recording (as The Saul Zaentz Film Center)
• Shotmaker Dollies & Cranes  camera dollies provided by
• Studio S3, PRTV, Warszawa  orchestra recorded at
• Suntrust Bank  special thanks
• The Doubletree Grand Hotel  special thanks
• The Seville Beach Hotel  special thanks
• Univision Network Limited Partnership  special thanks

Also Known As:

Blood & Wine (video box title)
Кровь и вино (Russia) [ru]
Blood & Wine - Ein tödlicher Cocktail (Germany) [de]
Blood & Wine: sangre y vino (Spain) [es]
Blood and Wine (Denmark) [da]
Blood and Wine (France) [fr]
Diamantia kai aima (Greece) [el]
Gente peligrosa (Mexico) [es]
Kan ve sarap (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Krew i wino (Poland) [pl]
Laberint criminal (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Le négociant (Canada: French title) [fr]
Sangre y vino (Spain) [es]
Sangue E Vinho (Portugal) [pt]
Verta ja viiniä (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (VHS/DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #34476) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: The flannel shirt is caught when the hood of the pickup truck is closed, but it has disappeared in the next shot.

Quotes:

Alex Gates: I've got an idea. Why don't you sit down at your desk and write down all your complaints, and when I come back, we can have one of those long arguments you like so much.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'Blood and Wine' (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Two More Bottles of Wine

Stellar cast. Brilliant film making.

Jack Nicholson is typically brilliant. Judy Davis is positively compelling. Michael Caine does what he does when given a great script: exceptional work. Stephen Dorff is a great young actor, and Jennifer Lopez is stunningly beautiful, if at times out of her league here.

The script is good, the direction is excellent, and the film, in total, is a solid 8.5 on the 10 scale. Those who complain that the film is too violent shouldn't watch movies about crime. Crime is typically violent. (Despite the way it's depicted in most films.)

See this movie. Ignore the idiots.