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The Grifters (1990) [R]

Featuring:
Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening

Written by:
Jim Thompson
Donald E. Westlake

Directed by:
Stephen Frears


Release Date:
August 8, 1990

Original Title:
The Grifters

Alternate Titles:
千网危情
致命赌徒
그리프터스

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Cineplex-Odeon Films

Production Countries:
Canada | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  CA: 18A  CZ: 15+  DE: 16  FR: U  GB: 15  GR: 16  KR: 18  PT: M/16  US: R 

Runtime: 110

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who’s conning who?

Overview from TheMovieDB

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

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Overview from Open Movies

Lily works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track. When her son is hospitalized after an unsuccessful con job and resultant beating, she finds that even an absentee parent has feelings for her child. This causes her own job to go wrong as well. Each of them faces the down side of the grift.

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Rankings and Honors

The Grifters (1990) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes 92%
Metacritic 86/100
Awards Won: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 10 wins & 21 nominations total

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Production

Art Department Coordinator:
Scott Plauche

Art Direction:
Leslie McDonald

Assistant Costume Designer:
Mark Bridges
Kimberly Adams

Assistant Location Manager:
Jody Hummer

Assistant Production Coordinator:
Beth Bernstein

Assistant Property Master:
Bill Cancienne
Joseph Timothy Conway

Assistant Set Decoration:
Claire Gaul
Paige Augustine

Best Boy Electric:
James Babineaux

Boom Operator:
Ian Wright

Casting:
Victoria Thomas
Juliet Taylor

Casting Associate:
Jory Weitz

Co-Producer:
Peggy Rajski

Construction Coordinator:
Frank Viviano

Construction Foreman:
Chris Snyder

Costume Design:
Richard Hornung

Dialogue Editor:
Derek Holding

Director:
Stephen Frears

Director of Photography:
Oliver Stapleton

Editor:
Mick Audsley

Executive Producer:
Barbara De Fina

First Assistant Camera:
Marco Mazzei

First Assistant Director:
J. Stephen Buck

Foley Editor:
Rick Dunford

Gaffer:
Jack English

Hairstylist:
Cydney Cornell

Leadman:
Robert Greenfield

Location Manager:
Richard Davis Jr.

Makeup Artist:
Julie Hewett

Novel:
Jim Thompson

Original Music Composer:
Elmer Bernstein

Producer:
Robert A. Harris
Jim Painter
Martin Scorsese

Production Accountant:
Cynthia Quan

Production Coordinator:
Kathleen M. Courtney

Production Design:
Dennis Gassner

Production Manager:
Llewellyn Wells

Property Master:
Douglas Fox

Screenplay:
Donald E. Westlake

Script Supervisor:
Mary Cybulski

Second Assistant Camera:
Katherine M. Butler

Second Assistant Director:
Joe Camp III

Set Decoration:
Nancy Haigh

Sound Mixer:
John Sutton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Peter Maxwell

Still Photographer:
Suzanne Hanover

Stunt Coordinator:
Gary Jensen

Supervising Sound Editor:
Kant Pan

Third Assistant Camera:
Matthew Morrissey

Transportation Captain:
Bill M. Puluti

Transportation Coordinator:
A. Welch Lambeth

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Elizabeth Feldbauer

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