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Big Time (1988) [PG]

Release Date:
December 30, 1988

Original Title:
Big Time

Alternate Titles:
Tom Waits: Big Time

Genres:
Documentary | Music

Production Companies:
Island Visual Arts
Vivid Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG 

Runtime: 87

The concert was "the best live performance of the year." The movie is BIG TIME.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Bringing his unique sense of humor to this bizarre and original piece of moviemaking, Tom Waits takes the audience through a musical journey with his jazzy, quirky, bluesy tunes presented as you would never, ever, ever expect.

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Production

Apprentice Sound Editor:
Georgia Kacandes

Art Direction:
Chris Blum
Sterling Storm

Assistant Editor:
David Franklin Bergad
Thomas O'Shea

Assistant Sound Editor:
Cybele O'Brien

Associate Producer:
Catherine Peacock
Ellen Smith

Best Boy Electric:
Steve Condiotti
Peter Thomas

Boom Operator:
Stephen Balliet

Camera Department Manager:
Linda Quakenbush

Camera Loader:
Otis W. Bess Jr.
Elyse Couvillion
Mark Herzig
Drake Rice
John Sinal
Julian Whatley

Camera Operator:
John Else
Lawrence Gruenberg
Daniel Hainey
Sven Kirsten
David Myers
Tom Tucker

Costume Design:
Hank Ford

Director:
Chris Blum

Director of Photography:
Daniel Hainey

Editor:
Glen Scantlebury

Electrician:
Rob Doumitt
Robie Price

Executive Producer:
Chris Blackwell

First Assistant Camera:
John Gazdik
Don Hayashi
Barbara Kloeppel
Paul Marbury
Caris Palm
Joe Ward
Rod Williams

First Assistant Director:
Lucy Phillips

First Assistant Editor:
Sara Roberts

Gaffer:
Patrick Shellenberger

Grip:
Jimmy Stuart

Key Grip:
Charlie Stephens

Lighting Design:
Darryl Palagi
Tom Waits

Lighting Director:
Daniel Hainey
Darryl Palagi

Line Producer:
Lucy Phillips

Negative Cutter:
Nancy Paweski

Original Music Composer:
Tom Waits

Producer:
Luc Roeg

Production Assistant:
Michael Manson
Matt Chessé
Damon Chessé
Kelly Courtney
Kate Dansher
Peter Dusthimer
Michael Frost
Dale Geist

Production Coordinator:
Connie Lemasson

Production Manager:
Liz Gazzano
Anita Zommers

Production Sound Mixer:
Philip Perkins

Production Supervisor:
Linda Quakenbush

Props:
Randy Brase
Josh Koral

Script Supervisor:
Barbara Martinelli

Second Assistant Camera:
Otis W. Bess Jr.
Cheryl Smith
Julian Whatley

Second Assistant Director:
Liz Gazzano
Alan Breton

Sound Assistant:
Mike Carver
John Crymes
Douglas Field
David Glover
Ron Morgan

Sound Effects Editor:
Michael Bloecher

Sound Engineer:
John Oster

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Gary Summers

Sound Recordist:
Matt Colleran

Supervising Sound Editor:
Val Kuklowsky

Telecine Colorist:
Dan McNamara

Writer:
Kathleen Brennan
Tom Waits

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