Holy Smoke (1999) [R]

Release Date:
September 4, 1999

Original Title:
Holy Smoke

Alternate Titles:
Evadarea
Focul sacru
Fogo Sagrado!
Fuoco sacro
Holy Smoke!
Humo sagrado
Ieros kapnos!
Le feu sacré
Pyhässä pilvessä
Swiety dym
Szentek és álszentek
Ιερός καπνός
Свещен дим
圣烟

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
Film4 Productions
India Take One
Miramax

Production Countries:
Australia | United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 14  CH: 12  CZ: 15+  DE: 12  GB: 18  JP: R15+  NO: 15  PL: 16  US: R 

Runtime: 115

He had only one thing on his mind... but so did she!

While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters, a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth.

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Animal Wrangler:
Evanne Chesson

Art Direction:
Tony Campbell

Casting:
Billy Hopkins
Alison Barrett
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Kerry Barden

Clapper Loader:
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan

Costume Design:
Janet Patterson

Dialect Coach:
Victoria Mielewska

Director:
Jane Campion

Director of Photography:
Dion Beebe

Editor:
Veronika Jenet

Executive Producer:
Julie Goldstein
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein

Focus Puller:
Sally Eccleston

Hairstylist:
Kylie Marr
Noreen Wilkie

Key Grip:
Robin Morgan

Line Producer:
Catherine Bishop
Pravesh Sahni

Makeup Artist:
Margaret Aston
Kylie Marr
Noreen Wilkie

Makeup Department Head:
Noriko Watanabe

Original Music Composer:
Angelo Badalamenti

Producer:
Tabrez Noorani
Jan Chapman
Mark Turnbull

Production Design:
Janet Patterson

Production Sound Mixer:
Ben Osmo

Screenplay:
Anna Campion
Jane Campion

Set Decoration:
Lisa Thompson
Rebecca Cohen

Sound Designer:
Lee Smith

Sound Mixer:
Roger Savage

Steadicam Operator:
Harry Panagiotidis

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