Gloria (1999)

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writers (WGA):

John Cassavetes (1980 screenplay)
Steve Antin (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Gloria. Big mouth. Big attitude. But who knew she had a big heart.

Plot:

Sharon Stone plays a street-wise, middle-aged moll standing up against the mobs, all of which is complicated...

Plot Keywords:

Catholic Priest | Work Out | Car Chase | Bra | Sunglasses

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sharon Stone	...	Gloria
Jean-Luke Figueroa	...	Nicky
Jeremy Northam	...	Kevin
Cathy Moriarty	...	Diane
George C. Scott	...	Ruby
Mike Starr	...	Sean
Bonnie Bedelia	...	Brenda
Barry McEvoy	...	Terry
Don Billett	...	Raymond
Jerry Dean	...	Mickey
Tony DiBenedetto	...	Zach
Teddy Atlas	...	Ian
Bobby Cannavale	...	Jack
Sarita Choudhury	...	Angela
Miriam Colon	...	Maria
Desiree Casado	...	Luz (as Desiree F. Casado)
Davenia McFadden	...	Female Guard
Chuck Cooper	...	Male Guard
Antonia Rey	...	Tenant
Sidney Armus	...	Pharmacist
John Heffernan	...	Hotel Clerk
James Lally	...	Freddie the Pawnbroker
Lillias White	...	Transit Cop #1
Terry Alexander	...	Transit Cop #2
John DiResta	...	Radio Cop
Lou Cantres	...	Dominican Man #1
José Rabelo	...	Dominican Man #2 (as Jose Rabelo)
Lisa Louise Langford	...	Waitress
Ray Garvey	...	Police Detective
Nicole Brier	...	Young Blonde #1
Laura Lane	...	Other Young Woman (as Laura Wachal)
Elle Alexander	...	Third Blonde
Donald J. Lee Jr.	...	Father Paul
Don Clark Williams	...	Video Reporter
Nick Oddo	...	Uncle Manny
Timothy K. Rail	...	Priest with Students
Martha Rentas	...	Bus Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elle Alexander	...	Third Blonde (uncredited)
Jude Ciccolella	...	Priest (uncredited)
Adrian Lee	...	Mom (uncredited)
Evan Reynolds	...	Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Sherry Stearn	...	Junkie (uncredited)

Directed by
Sidney Lumet

Writing credits (WGA)
John Cassavetes		(1980 screenplay)
Steve Antin		(screenplay)

Produced by
Chuck Binder	....	executive producer
Amberwren Briskey-Cohen	....	associate producer
G. Mac Brown	....	executive producer
Gary Foster	....	producer
Donald J. Lee Jr.	....	associate producer
Lee Rich	....	producer
Josie Rosen	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
David Watkin

Film Editing by
Tom Swartwout

Casting by
Louis DiGiaimo

Production Design by
Mel Bourne

Art Direction by
Carlos Menéndez		(as Carlos A. Menendez)

Set Decoration by
Laura Lambert

Costume Design by
Dona Granata

Makeup Department
Michèle Burke	....	makeup artist: Ms.Stone (as Michele Burke-Winter)
Bernadette Mazur	....	key makeup artist
Donald Mowat	....	makeup artist: Mr. Northam
John Quaglia	....	key hair stylist
Werner Sherer	....	hair stylist: Ms. Stone

Production Management
Lilith Jacobs	....	post-production supervisor
Donald J. Lee Jr.	....	unit production manager
Chantal Feghali	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vebe Borge	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jack Gill	....	second unit director
Louis Guerra	....	second assistant director: second unit
Maggie Murphy	....	second assistant director
David Sardi	....	first assistant director
Kathryn-Ann Oaks Shertzer	....	dga trainee
Michael Smith	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Joseph Deluca	....	on-set dresser (as Joseph M. DeLuca)
Glenn Gertsen	....	construction foreman (as Glen Gertsen)
Laurel Harris	....	art department assistant
Vinny Mazzarella	....	property assistant
James Mazzola	....	property master
Tom McDermott	....	assistant property master
Kim Noble	....	art department assistant (as Kimberly A. Noble)
Glen Pangione	....	construction coordinator
Dave Weinman	....	leadman
Michael Zansky	....	scenic artist
Richard Vilas Montesanto	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Mick Rossman	....	scenic foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bochar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Chefalas	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Kenna Doeringer	....	assistant adr editor
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
John Kurlander	....	recording engineer
Dennis Maitland II	....	boom operator
Christopher Newman	....	production sound mixer
Mike Poppleton	....	apprentice sound editor (as Michael Poppleton)
Richard Portman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nicholas Renbeck	....	dialogue editor
Wyatt Sprague	....	assistant sound editor
Philip Stockton	....	dialogue editor
Marc-Jon Sullivan	....	boom operator
Deborah Wallach	....	adr editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	supervising foley editor (uncredited)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Kay Denmark	....	adr boom operator (uncredited)
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Annette Kudrak	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Bob Olari	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Jennifer Ralston	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Wilfred Caban	....	special effects
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects coordinator (as Steve Kirshoff)

Stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts (as Steve Davison)
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Donna Evans	....	stunts
E.J. Evans	....	stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	stunts
Jack Gill	....	stunt coordinator
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as Jimmy Halty)
Rosie Heeter	....	stunt double: Sharon Stone (as Rose Heeter)
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts
Kristopher Medina	....	stunts
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts
Don Picard	....	stunts
Michael Russo	....	stunts (as Mike Russo)
Brian Smyj	....	stunts
Keith Tellez	....	stunts
Nancy Young	....	stunts
Chuck Zito	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Fass	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Ken Ferris	....	director of photography: second unit
Kevin Fitzpatrick	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Brian Fitzsimons	....	best boy grip
Dennis Gamiello	....	key grip
Tim Guinness	....	chief lighting technician
Brian Hamill	....	still photographer
Gábor Kövér	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Gabor Kover)
Edward W. Lowry	....	dolly grip
Jim McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Harald Ortenburger	....	camera operator (as Harald K. Ortenburger)
Robert Paone	....	first assistant camera
Susan Starr	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Phillip Todd	....	second assistant camera
Phil Abraham	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Joe Buscaglia	....	assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Timothy Healy	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stephanie Corsalini	....	casting associate
Brett Goldstein	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lynn Bolling	....	set costumer (as Lynn Bowling)
Tommy Boyer	....	wardrobe supervisor
Lorraine Calvert	....	assistant costume designer
Oda Groeschel	....	costumer: Ms. Stone
Judianna Makovsky	....	costume designer: Ms. Stone
Hartsell Taylor	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Ian Hochberg	....	apprentice editor
Gloria Kaiser	....	color timer
Clare Larson	....	first assistant editor
Lateefah Torrence	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Budd Carr	....	executive music consultant
Geneviève Thomas Colvin	....	music coordinator
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	assistant music editor
Dan Evans Farkas	....	music editor
Susan Jacobs	....	music supervisor
Susan Shufro	....	assistant to composer (as Sue Shufro)
Evan Benjamin	....	assistant score mixer (uncredited)
John Kurlander	....	music recording engineer (uncredited)
John Kurlander	....	score mixer (uncredited)
Ryan Shore	....	music preparation (uncredited)
John Turner	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Steven R. Hammond	....	transportation captain (as Steve Hammond)
Eugene O'Neill	....	transportation co-captain (as Gene O'Neill)

Other crew
Roderick Alleyne	....	assistant: Mr. Brown
Veronica Brice	....	assistant: Mr. Rich
Stanley Brossette	....	unit publicist
George Doherty	....	production secretary
Lynn Dubal	....	assistant: Ms. Stone
Sean Garrett Fogel	....	assistant office production coordinator (as Sean Fogel)
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant (as Jennifer Freed)
Jan Ellen Goldstein	....	assistant location manager
Rosie Heeter	....	stand-in: Sharon Stone (as Rose Heeter)
Jesse Jacobs	....	assistant: Ms. Stone
Robert F. Kocourek	....	production accountant
Brady Kuhlman	....	assistant: Ms. Stone
Brian Mannain	....	facilities manager
Martha Pinson	....	script supervisor
Santiago Quinones	....	assistant location manager
Randy Sokol	....	location manager (as Randy Sokol Sweeney)
Patty Willett	....	production office coordinator
Joseph Zolfo	....	location manager: second unit
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer (uncredited)
Cindy Birch	....	stand-in: Lisa Louise (uncredited)
Richard Bronskill	....	auricle operator (uncredited)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Bennett Fidlow	....	additional legal services (uncredited)
Paula Frankel	....	script supervisor: San Francisco (uncredited)
Jennifer A. Giancola	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Eryka Seimona Henderson	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Ryan R. Johnson	....	assistant to head of production (uncredited)
Erica Kay	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Dave Molendyk	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Stuart Nicolai	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Sam Rohn	....	location scout (uncredited)
Matt Smith	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Irapaul Turner	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Ami Zins	....	film commissioner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Eagle Point Production
• Mandalay Entertainment

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• América Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• LK-TEL (1999) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Paris Vídeo (2000) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Prisvídeo (Portugal) (video)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
• TriPictures (Spain)

Other Companies

• C5  post-production sound services
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting

Also Known As:

"Gloria" - Argentina, Spain
"Глория" - Russia
"Gloria" - Portugal (video title)
"Gloria" - Denmark (video title)
"Gloria" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Gloria" - France
"Gloria" - Greece
"Gloria - A Mulher" - Brazil
"Glorija" - Serbia

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #35555) | South Korea:12 | Peru:14 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When asked why he decided to direct this film, Sidney Lumet frankly replied that he liked to work all the time, and if he couldn't find a good script he'd take a fair one.

Quotes:

Nicholas 'Nicky' Nuñez:I like sleeping with you.
Gloria:You're not the first guy to tell me that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Guajira Controversial

A banal but well told story

The veteran Sidney Lumet wastes his talent here by presenting us with a well told but banal story of a woman involved with the leader of a criminal gang who accidentally becomes aware that the gang is willing to kill a little boy in order to eliminate a possible undesirable witness and decides then to save the boy at the risk of her own life, initiating a course of hide and run well shown in a sequence of scenes thrilling enough to rivet our attention. However neither Sharon Stone in the role of the woman who develops maternal love for the boy nor Jean-Luke Figueroa in the role of the little boy suddenly orphaned and becoming sentimentally attached to her, are very convincing indeed and that's the weakest part of the movie. The best part of the movie is the acting of George C. Scott another veteran, here in a minor role but showing his great talent every time he appears on screen. A fair movie after all.