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Release Date:
October 16, 1997
Original Title:
Upstate
Alternate Titles:
Thicker Than Water
Genres:
Drama
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 87
After his mother dies, Dan McCarthy returns to his upstate New York family home hoping to find out why his older brother Robert was not at the funeral. Once a promising pianist, Robert now drives a delivery truck when not hassling his girlfriend Julie. Dan hangs out with the two for several days while repairing his car. At a lake one night, Robert threatens Dan and Julie with a gun, triggering flashbacks to his father's suicide.
Art Direction:
Whitney R. Browne
Assistant Production Design:
Jackie Lin Werner
Assistant Set Decoration:
Mike Conaway
Doug Olney
Casting Assistant:
Stephen Blackehart
Casting Director:
Jan Sassano
Costume Design:
Jacqueline Atkins
Director:
Steven O'Connor
Director of Photography:
Mathieu Roberts
Editor:
Jim Hamilton
Greg Stroud
First Assistant Director:
Elizabeth Holder
Grip:
Micah Eisenmann
Matthew Walker
Music Supervisor:
Barry Cole
Original Music Composer:
Brian Ales
Producer:
Robert Ortiz
Sue Porter
Julian Valdes
Beth Cohen
Derek Raser
Production Assistant:
Sam Riegel
Production Design:
Sherri M. Adler
Douglas Findlay
Production Manager:
David Davoli
Tim Olivett
Second Assistant Director:
Gilberto Diaz
Second Second Assistant Director:
Peter T. DaPuzzo
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