Mortal Thoughts (1991)

Director:

Alan Rudolph

Writers:

William Reilly (writer) &
Claude Kerven (writer)

Release Date:

19 April 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Murder is a secret that should never be shared.

Plot:

Cynthia comes forward to talk to detective John about the murder of her best friend's husband. The story is told as a series of flashbacks...

Plot Keywords:

Flashback | Abusive Husband | Best Friend | Murder | Carnival

Cast

Demi Moore	...	Cynthia Kellogg
Glenne Headly	...	Joyce Urbanski
Bruce Willis	...	James Urbanski
John Pankow	...	Arthur Kellogg
Harvey Keitel	...	Det. John Woods
Billie Neal	...	Det. Linda Nealon
Frank Vincent	...	Dominic, Joyce's Father
Karen Shallo	...	Gloria, James' Mother
Crystal Field	...	Jeanette, Joyce's Mother
Marianne Leone	...	Aunt Rita (as Maryanne Leone)
Marc Baron	...	Usher (as Marc Tantillo)
Doris McCarthy	...	Pat, Cynthia's Mother
Christopher Scotellaro	...	Joey, James' Brother
Ron J. Amodea	...	Band Leader
Leonid Merzon	...	Yuri
Kelly Cinnante	...	Cookie
Christopher Peacock	...	Irish Kid #1
Bruce Smolanoff	...	Irish Kid #2
Elain R. Graham	...	Woman Police Sergeant (as Elain Graham)
Thomas Quinn	...	Detective Seltzer
Brandon Messemer	...	Cynthia's Baby
Richard Messemer	...	Cynthia's Baby
Larry Attile	...	Sidney Levitt
Roger Shamas	...	Krishna Kolhatker
Star Jasper	...	Lauren, Cynthia's Sister
Lindsay Rodio	...	Jennifer Kellogg - 3 Years
Julie Garfield	...	Maria Urbanski
Edward Chip Rogers	...	Detective
David Willis Sr.	...	James' Father (as David A. Willis)
James Pecora	...	Cop
Elaine Eldridge	...	Customer in Salon
Kimberly Comprix	...	Tina
Anna Marie Wieder	...	Candy
John Descano	...	Cynthia's Father
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John D. Bair	...	Paramedic (uncredited)

Directed by
Alan Rudolph

Writing credits
William Reilly		(writer) &
Claude Kerven		(writer)

Produced by
Stuart Benjamin	....	executive producer
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.	....	line producer
John Fiedler	....	producer
Taylor Hackford	....	executive producer
Demi Moore	....	co-producer
Mark Tarlov	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Elliot Davis

Film Editing by
Tom Walls

Casting by
Donna Isaacson
John S. Lyons		(as John Lyons)

Production Design by
Howard Cummings

Art Direction by
Bob Shaw		(as Robert K. Shaw Jr.)

Set Decoration by
Beth Kushnick

Costume Design by
Hope Hanafin

Makeup Department
Joseph A. Campayno	....	additional makeup artist
Scott H. Eddo	....	makeup artist: Bruce Willis
Janet Flora	....	makeup artist
Francesca Paris	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Donna E. Bloom	....	unit manager
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.	....	unit production manager
Doreen A. Dixon	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vicki Cherkas	....	dga trainee
Robert V. Girolami	....	first assistant director (as Robert Girolami)
Jane Paul	....	second assistant director
Jimmy Raitt	....	second second assistant director
Greg Walker	....	second unit director

Art Department
Suzy Abbott	....	chargeman scenic artist
Dimitri Apletchef	....	property master
Guido DeCurtis	....	set dresser
Andrew Lassman	....	set dresser
Mark Paul Selemon	....	set dresser
Anthony Baldasare	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Alper	....	sound mixer
Mark Berger	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Albert Gasser	....	dialogue editor
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant sound editor
Larry Oatfield	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist

Stunts
Norman Douglass	....	utility stunts
Marguerite Happy	....	stunt double: Joyce
Steve Mack	....	utility stunts
Phil Neilson	....	utility stunts (as Phil Nielson)
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunt double: Cynthia
Michael Russo	....	utility stunts (as Mike Russo)
Rick Seaman	....	utility stunts
Greg Walker	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Nico Bally	....	grip
Sam Bender	....	chief lighting technician
Ted Churchill	....	Steadicam operator
Richard Dobbs	....	dolly grip
Alec Hirschfeld	....	director of photography: second unit
Roberto Jiménez	....	best boy electric
Ron Kunecke	....	musco light operator
Paul Postelnicu	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Joy Todd	....	additional casting
Grant Wilfley	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Juliet Polcsa	....	assistant costume designer
Melissa Stanton	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Peggy Davis	....	second assistant editor (as Peggy A. Davis)
Ann Ducommun	....	assistant editor
Sean Hubbert	....	first assistant editor (as Sean Thomas Hubbert)
David Orr	....	color timer
Daniel R. Padgett	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Stephen Krause	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Richard Curry	....	driver: Ms. Moore and Mr. Willis
Harry J. Leavey	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Robert C. Albertell	....	production assistant
Timothy Alberts	....	supervisor
Robert Girolami Jr.	....	production assistant
Steven E. Housewright	....	location scout
Lawrence F. Mullane Jr.	....	technical advisor
Todd Rathner	....	production assistant
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialogue coach
Lori H. Schwartz	....	production associate
L.J. Van Cleave	....	post-production accountant
Jon Sperry	....	dialect coach: Harvey Keitel (uncredited)

Thanks
Scott W. Anderson	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• New Visions Pictures
• Polar Entertainment Corporation
• Rufglen Films

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• RCA (video)

Other Companies

• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound re-recording

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, momentary violence, and for some drug content.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The James Urbanski role was only a tiny part in the film until 'Bruce Willis (I)' agreed to do the film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Camera crew reflected in the van when Joey drives away from Cynthia.

Quotes:

James: You take a pencil, a piece of paper, S-U-G-E-R, this is what we need.

Movie Connections:

References "The Simpsons" (1989)

Soundtrack:

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

Demi Moore was Outstanding

Demi Moore,(Cynthia Kellogg),"G.I. Jane", played an exceptionally difficult role, where she gets involved with a very abusive lover played by Bruce Willis,(James Urbanski) who has mood changes like the weather, hot, cold and goes completely nuts. I was beginning to lose my patience with Cynthia because she never reported these incidents to the police in order to prevent this horrible human abuse. This is a good film to show innocent women in this world, if you experience this type of behavior, run to the nearest police station and turn this guy in immediately. However, I must say that Bruce Willis did such a great acting job, you actually grew to hate him and the role he played. Good Film, Enjoy