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WORLD TRADE CENTER - AUG. 9th, 2006

OLIVER STONE

BEST DIRECTOR
1991 - 1995 - 2004

Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient
for two tours of duty in Vietnam!

The Hand
Release Date - 24th December 1981
U.S. Box Office Total - $2,447,576
My Grade - Dreadful / D / *1/3


Salvador
Studio - Hemdale
Budget - $4.5 million
U.S. Box Office Gross - $1.5 million
My Grade - Very Good / B+ / ***1/2
Academy Award Nominations
- Best Actor
- Best Screenplay
Cast:
James Woods...Richard Boyle
James Belushi...Doctor Rock
Michael Murphy...Ambassador Thomas Kelly
John Savage...John Cassady
Tony Plana...Maj. Mazimiliano Casanova
Colby Chester...Jack Morgan
Valerie Wildman...Pauline Axelrod
Cynthia Gibb...Cathy Moore
Elpidia Carrillo...Maria
Juan Fernandez...Army Lieutenant
Jose Carlos Ruiz...Archbishop Romero
Crew:
Screenplay - Oliver Stone & Richard Boyle
Soundtrack - Georges Delerue
Cinematographer - Robert Richardson
Editor - Claire Simpson
Production Designer - Bruno Rubeo


Platoon
Studio - Orion
Release Date - 19th December 1986
Budget - $6.5 million
Box Office Gross
North America - $138,530,565
Overseas Total - $15,000,000
Worldwide Total - $153,530,565
Rentals - $69,937,000 (North America only)
My Grade - Very Good / B+ / ***1/2
Academy Award Winner
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Film Editing
- Best Sound
Academy Award Nominations
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
Cast:
Tom Berenger...SSgt. Bob Barners
Willem Dafoe...Sgt. Elias Grodin
Charlie Sheen...Pvt. Chris Taylor
Forest Whitaker...Big Harold
Francesco Quinn...Rhah
John C. McGinley...Sgt. Red O'Neill
Richard Edson...Sal
Kevin Dillon...Bunny
Keith David...King
Johnny Depp...Pvt. Gator Lerner
Reggie Johnson...Junior Martin
David Neidorf...Tex
Mark Moses...Lt. Wolfe
Corey Glover...Francis
Dale Dye...Capt. Harris
Oliver Stone...Alpha Company major in bunker
Crew:
Screenplay - Oliver Stone
Soundtrack - Georges Delerue
Cinematographer - Robert Richardson
Editor - Claire Simpson
Production Designer - Bruno Rubeo


Wall Street
Studio - 20th Century Fox
Release Date - Dec. 11th, 1987
Filming Dates - April 24th, '87 - July 4th,, '87
Budget - $15 million
Box Office Gross
North America - $43,848,069
Rentals - $20,200,000 (North America only)
My Grade - Flawed, but Worthy / B- / ***
Academy Award Winner
- Best Actor
Cast:
Charlie Sheen...Bud Fox
John C. McGinley...Marvin
Hal Holbrook...Lou Mannheim
James Karen...Lynch
Michael Douglas...Gordon Gekko
Martin Sheen...Carl Fox
Terence Stamp...Sir Larry Wildman
Sean Young...Kate Gekko
Daryl Hannah...Darien Taylor
James Spader...Roger Barnes
Saul Rubinek...Harold Salt
Sean Stone...Rudy Gekko
Millie Perkins...Mrs. Fox
Crew:
Screenplay - Oliver Stone & Stanley Weiser
Soundtrack - Stewart Copeland
Cinematographer - Robert Richardson
Editor - Claire Simpson
Production Designer - Stephen Hendrickson


Talk Radio
Studio - Universal
Release Date - 23rd December 1988
Budget - $4.0 million
U.S. Box Office Total - $3,468,572
My Grade - Very Good / B+ / ***1/2
Cast:
Eric Bogosian...Barry
John C. McGinley...Stu
Leslie Hope...Laura
Ellen Greene...Ellen
Alec Baldwin...Dan
John Pankow...Dietz
Michael Wincott...Kent/Michael/Joe
Rockets Redglare...Killer/Redneck Caller
Crew:
Screenplay - Eric Bogosian & Oliver Stone
Soundtrack - Stewart Copeland
Cinematographer - Robert Richardson
Editors - David Brenner & Joe Hutshing
Production Designer - Bruno Rubeo


Born on the Fourth of July
Studio - Universal
Release Date - 22nd December 1989
Filming Dates - May '88 - November '88
Budget - $14.0 million
Box Office Gross:
North America - $70,001,698
Overseas Total - $90,000,000
Worldwide Total - $160,001,698
Rentals - $36,803,000 (North America only)
My Grade - Good / B / ***1/3
Academy Award Winner
- Best Director
- Best Film Editing
Academy Award Nominations
- Best Picture
- Best Actor
- Best Cinematography
- Best Music, Original Score
- Best Sound
- Best Screenplay
Cast:
Tom Cruise...Ron Kovic
Raymond J. Barry...Mr. Kovic
Caroline Kava...Mrs. Kovic
Tom Berenger...Recruiting Gunnery Sgt. Hayes
Willem Dafoe...Charlie
Frank Whaley...Timmy
Kyra Sedgwick...Donna
Tom Sizemore...Vet
Michael Wincott...Vet
Dale Dye...Infantry Colonel
Oliver Stone...News Reporter
Sean Stone...Young Jimmy
Jason Gedrick...Martinez
Josh Evans...Tommy Kovic
Jamie Talisman...Jimmy Kovic
Anne Bobby...Suzanne Kovic
Samantha Larkin...Patty Kovic
Jerry Levine...Steve Boyer
Richard Panebianco...Joey Walsh
Stephen Baldwin...Billy Vorsovich
William Baldwin...Platoon member
Vivica A. Fox - Hooker
Jake Weber...Donna's Boyfriend
Lili Taylor...Jamie Wilson
John C. McGinley...Official #1 Democratic Convention
Crew:
Screenplay - Oliver Stone & Ron Kovic
Soundtrack - John Williams
Cinematography - Robert Richardson
Editors - David Brenner & Joe Hutshing
Production Designer - Bruno Rubeo


The Doors
Studio - TriStar
Release Date - 1st March 1991
Budget - $38.0 million
U.S. Box Office Total - $35,183,792
My Grade - Dreadful / D / *1/3
Cast:
Val Kilmer...Jim Morrison
Meg Ryan...Pamela Courson
Kyle MacLachlan...Ray Manzarek
Kevin Dillon...John Densmore
Frank Whaley...Robby Krieger
Michael Madsen...Tom Baker
Michael Wincott...Paul Rothchild
Kathleen Quinlan...Patricia Kennealy
Sean Stone...Young Jim
Wes Studi...Indian in Desert
Mimi Rogers...Magazine Photographer
Crispin Glover...Andy Warhol
Will Jordan...Ed Sullivan
Sam Whipple...Sullivan's Producer
Oliver Stone...UCLA Film Professor
Crew:
Screenplay - Oliver Stone & Randall Jahnson
Cinematographer - Robert Richardson
Editor - David Brenner & Joe Hutshing
Production Designer - Barbara Ling


JFK
Studio - Warner Bros.
Release Date - 20th December 1991
Filming Dates - March '91 - July 31st, '91
Budget - $40.0 million
U.S. Box Office Total - $70,405,498
Overseas Total - $135.0
Worldwide Total - $205,405,498
Rentals - $34,000,000
My Grade - Masterpiece / A+ / *****
Cast:
Kevin Costner...Jim Garrison
Tommy Lee Jones...Clay Shaw
Kevin Bacon...Williw O'Keefe
Gary Oldman...Lee Harvey Oswald
Michael Rooker...Bill Broussard
Laurie Metcalf...Susie Cox
Sissy Spacek...Liz Garrison
Joe Pesci...David Ferrie
John Candy...Dean Andrews
Pruitt Taylor Vice...Lee Bowers
Jay O. Sanders...Lou Ivon
Walter Matthau...Senator Long
Jack Lemmon...Jack Martin
Sally Kirkland...Rose Cheramie
Donald Sutherland...X
Ed Asner...Guy Bannister
Brian Doyle-Murray...Jack Ruby
Vincent D'Onofrio...Bill Newman
Tony Plana...Carlos Bringuier
Wayne Knight...Numa Bertel
Pat Perkins...Mattie
Beata Pozniak...Marina Oswald
Sean Stone...Jasper Garrison
Willem Oltmans...George DeMohrenschildt
Gail Cronauer...Janet Williams
Ellen McElduff...Jean Hill
Sally Nystuen...Mary Moorman
Jo Anderson...Julia Ann Mercer
Lolita Davidovich...Beverly Oliver
Jim Garrison...Earl Warren
Frank Whaley...Oswald Imposter
Dale Dye...General Y
John Finnegan...Judge Haggerty
Ron Rifkin...Mr. Goldberg/Spiesel
Crew:
Screenplay - Oliver Stone & Zachary Sklar
Soundtrack - John Williams
Cinematographers - Robert Richardson
Editors - Joe Hutshing & Pietro Scalia
Production Designer - Victor Kempster

Heaven & Earth
Studio - Warner Bros.
Release Date - 25th December 1993
Budget - $33.0 million
U.S. Box Office Total - $5,864,949
My Grade - Outstanding / A- / ***3/4

Natural Born Killers
Studio - Warner Bros.
Release Date - 26th August 1994
Budget - $50.0 million
U.S. Box Office Total - $50,282,766
My Grade - Flawed, but Worthy / B- / ***


Nixon
Studio - Hollywood Pictures / Disney
Release Date - 22nd December 1995
Budget - $44 million
My Grade - Masterpiece / A+ / *****
Filming Dates - May 1st, 1995 - July 27, 1995 (61 days)
U.S. Box Office Total - $13,681,765
Overseas Total - $21,500,000
Worldwide Total - $35,181,765
Filmed on Sony Studio Soundstages - 15,
19, 20, 26, & 30
As well as the L.A. Park Plaza Hotel
(Mao's office), Santa Anita Racetrack in
L.A. doubled for San Diego's Del Mar
track, and the White House gate
was constructed at an entrance for El
Dorado Park in Long Beach. Another area
used was the Circle K. Ranch in Santa
Ynez, California for the 'Jack Jones'
scenes and Redlands, Cal. for the Nixon
family home during Richard's childhood.
Nixon's marriage to Pat Ryan was filmed
at the Mission Inn in Riverside, Calif.,
which is the very same hotel that the
event orginially took place in. Nixon
campaigning in 1946 with Pat were
filmed in Fillmore, Cal. using a vintage
train. Lastly, scenes taking place on the
Presidential yacht were filmed in the
harbor coast off San Pedro, Cal. using
the 1930's era yacht Electra. The film
finished up in Washington D.C. for scenes
like the midnight meeting between John
Dean and E. Howard Hung filmed at the
Inlet Bridge. 5,000 different costumes
were created for the movie.
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins...Richard M. Nixon
Joan Allen...Pat Nixon
Powers Boothe...Alexander Haig
Ed Harris...E. Howard Hunt
Bob Hoskins...J. Edgar Hoover
E.G. Marshall...John Mitchell
David Paymer...Ron Ziegler
David Hyde Pierce...John Dean
Paul Sorvino...Henry Kissinger
Mary Steenburgen...Hannah Nixon
J.T. Walsh...John Ehrlichman
James Woods...H.R. Haldeman
Sam Waterston...Richard Helms
Brian Bedford...Clyde Tolson
Kevin Dunn...Charles Colson
Fyvush Finkel...Murray Chotiner
Tom Bower...Frank Nixon
Tony Goldwyn...Harold Nixon
Annabeth Gish...Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Larry Hagman...'Jack Jones'
Edward Herrmann...Nelson Rockerfeller
Madeline Kahn...Martha Mitchell
Dan Hedaya...Trini Cardoza
Tony Lo Bianco...Johnny Roselli
Tony Plana...Manolo Sanchez
Saul Rubinek...Herb Klein
John Diehl...Gordon Liddy
John C. McGinley...Earl in Training Film
Michael Chiklis...T.V. Director
David Barry Gray...Richard Nixon at 19
Joanna Going...Young Student
George Plimpton...President's Lawyer
Corey Carrier...Richard Nixon at 12
Bridgette Wilson...Sandy
Ric Young...Mao Tse-Tung
Ling Bai...Chinese Interpreter
Sean Stone...Donald Nixon
John Bedford Lloyd...Cuban Man
Mike Kennedy...Convention Announcer
O'Neal Compton...Texas Man
James Karen...Bill Rogers
Marley Shelton...Tricia Nixon Cox
John Stockwell...Staffer #1
Crew:
Soundtrack - John Williams
Cinematographer - Robert Richardson
Editors - Brian Berdan & Hank Corwin
Production Designer - Victor Kemspter


U-Turn
Studio - Columbia-TriStar
Release Date - 3rd October 1997
Budget - $19 million
U.S. Box Office Total - $6,682,098
My Grade - Truly Awful / D- / *
Cast:
Sean Penn...Bobby Cooper
Nick Nolte...Jake McKenna
Jennifer Lopez...Grace McKenna
Powers Boothe...Sheriff Virgil Potter
Claire Danes...Jenny
Joaquin Phoenix...Toby N. Tucker
Jon Voight...Blind Man
Billy Bob Thornton...Darrell
Laurie Metcalf...Bus Station Clerk
Liv Tyler...Girl in Bus Station
Crew:
Cinematographer...Robert Richardson
Editors...Hank Corwin & Thomas J. Nordberg
Production Designer - Victor Kempster


Any Given Sunday
Studio - Warner Bros.
Release Date - 24th December 1999
Filming Dates - January '99 - April '99
Budget - $62.0 million
U.S. Box Office Total - $75,530,832
Overseas - $24.7 million
Worldwide Total - $100,230,832
My Grade - Outstanding / A- / ****
Cast:
Al Pacino...Coach Tony D'Amato
Cameron Diaz...Christina Pagniacci
Jamie Foxx...Willie Beamen
James Woods...Dr. Harvey Mandrake
Dennie Quaid...Jack 'Cap' Rooney
LL Cool J...Julian Washington
Matthew Modine...Dr. Ollie Powers
Jim Brown...Coach Montezuma Monroe
Lawrence Taylor...Luther 'Shark' Lavay
Bill Bellamy...Jimmy Sanderson
Ann-Margret...Margaret Pagniacci
Aaron Eckhart...Nick Crozier
Elizabeth Berkley...Mandy Murphy
Charlton Heston...The Commissioner
John C. McGinley...Jack Rose
Clifton Davis...Mayor Tyrone Smalls
James Karen...Ed Phillips
Oliver Stone...Tug Kowalski
Crew:
Editors - Stuart Levy, Thomas J. Nordberg,
Keith Salmon and Stuart Waks
Cinematographer - Salvatore Totino
Production Designer - Victor Kempster

ALEXANDER


Studio - Warner Bros.
Release Date - November 24th, 2004
Filming Dates - September 22nd, 2003 - Feb. 13th, 2004 / Total - 93 days
Budget - $155.0 million
My Grade - Excellent / A - / ****1/3
North American Gross - $34,297,191 million
International Gross - $133.3 million / $139.0 million
#1 International Release - January 15th-17th, 2005!
Worldwide Total - $167,597,191 / $173.0 million
Rentals - $51,500,000
Cast:
Colin Farrell...Alexander the Great
Anthony Hopkins...Old Ptolemy
Jared Leto...Hephaistion
Angelina Jolie...Queen Olympias
Val Kilmer...King Philip
Christopher Plummer...Aristotle
Rosario Dawson...Roxane
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers...Cassander
Gary Stretch...Cleitus
Elliot Cowan...Ptolemy
Joseph Morgan...Philotas
Ian Beattie...Antigonus
Connor Paolo...Young Alexander
Patrick Carroll...Young Hephaistion
Brian Blessed...Wrestling Trainer
John Kavanagh...Parmenion
Nick Dunning...Attalis
Marie Meyer...Eurydice
Denis Conway...Nearchus
Neil Jackson...Perdiccas
Rory McCann...Crateros
Tim Pigott-Smith...Omen Reader
Raz Degan...King Darius
Erol Sander...Persian Prince
Francisco Bosch...Bagoas
Bin Bunluerit...Indian King
Brian McGrath...Doctor
Toby Kebbell...Pausanius
Crew:
Screenplay - Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle,
and Laeta Kalogridis
Soundtrack - Vangelis
Cinematographer - Rodrigo Prieto
Editors - Yann Herve, Gladys Joujou,
Alex Marquez, and Thomas J. Nordberg
Production Designer - Jan Roelfs
Oliver Stone on set photos:



World Trade Center
Studio - Paramount Pictures
Release Date - August 9th, 2006
Budget / $58-65 million
Box Office Gross
North America - $70,278,893 million (in 72 Days - Closed)
Foreign - $92,052,758 million (#1 in Mexico, Spain, Japan, & Singapore)
Worldwide - $162,331,651 million (#1 International Release - Sept. 28th-Oct. 1st)
Filming Dates - Oct 19th, '05 - Feb. 10th, '06 - 63/4 Days
My Grade - A- / **** / Outstanding
HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS
- 'MOVIE OF THE YEAR' WINNER -
- BEST DIRECTOR - OLIVER STONE
Starring:
Nicolas Cage...John McLoughlin
Michael Pena...William Jimeno
Maggie Gyllenhaal...Allison Jimeno
Maria Bello...Donna McLoughlin
Donna Murphy...Judy Jonas
Frank Whaley...Chuck Sereika
Stephen Dorff...Scott Strauss
Gary Stretch...John Busching
Connor Paolo...Steven McLoughlin
Danny Nucci...Officer Giraldi
Michael Shannon...Dave Karnes
Viola Davis...Mother in Hospital
Jude Ciccolella...Inspector Fields
Nick Damici...Lieutenant Kassimatis
Armando Riesco...Antonio Rodrigues
Crew:
Screenplay - Andrea Berloff


'WORLD TRADE CENTER' DVD INFORMATION:

Release Date - December 12th, 2006

Commemorative Two-Disc Edition
Disc 1:
-- Feature film
-- Commentary by Oliver Stone
-- Commentary by real-life survivor Will Jimeno and real-life rescuers
Scott Strauss, John Busching and Paddy McGee
-- Nine deleted or extended scenes with optional commentary by Stone:
-- Extended Locker Room
-- Extended Roll Call
-- Concerned Business Woman
-- Fireman Johnny
-- Original Hole Two Through Allison Making Lunch
-- Judy Gets Word Jay Is OK
-- John's Ghost
-- Barbeque Flashback
-- Paramedic Tends To John
Disc 2:
-- The Making of World Trade Center (three parts) (HD)
-- Committing to the Story (HD)
-- Shooting in New York and Los Angeles (HD)
-- Closing Wounds (HD)
-- Common Sacrifices (two parts) (HD)
-- Rescue (HD)
-- Recovery (HD)
-- Building Ground Zero (HD)
-- Visual and Special Effects (HD)
-- Oliver Stone's New York (HD)
-- Q&A with Oliver Stone
-- Theatrical Trailer (HD)
-- Five TV Spots
-- Photo Gallery

The WORLD TRADE CENTER single-disc DVD will be
presented in either widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs or
full screen with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, English
2.0 Surround and French 5.1 Surround and English and
Spanish subtitles. The DVD includes the following
special features:
-- Commentary by Oliver Stone
-- Commentary by real-life survivor Will Jimeno and real-life rescuers
Scott Strauss, John Busching and Paddy McGee
-- Nine deleted or extended scenes with optional commentary by Stone

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Pinkville
Studio - United Artists / MGM
Release Date - Late 2008 / Early 2009
Budget - $40 million
Box Office Gross
North America -
Overseas -
Worldwide Total -
Filming Dates - Early 2008 - ?
Starring:
- Bruce Willis (Army Gen. William R. Peers)
- Channing Tatum (Hugh Thompson)