Another You


1h 50m 1991

Brief Synopsis

A comedy about a con artist--assigned through a court order to do "community service"--who must help a chronic liar (recently released from a sanitorium) begin a new life in New York City. The relationship grows more complicated and hilarious as cons, lies and mulitple identities are woven together.

Film Details

Also Known As
Se upp igen blindstyre, Un Autre toi
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

A comedy about a con artist--assigned through a court order to do "community service"--who must help a chronic liar (recently released from a sanitorium) begin a new life in New York City. The relationship grows more complicated and hilarious as cons, lies and mulitple identities are woven together.

Crew

Harold Adamson

Song

Steve Adcock

Assistant Camera Operator

Gary Anderson

Original Music

Robert Anderson

Associate Producer

Susan Armenti

Assistant

Carolyn J Bahr

Music

Serena A Baker

Assistant Location Manager

Keith Bauer

Animal Trainer

Richard Baum

Assistant Property Master

Carol Bawer

Production Assistant

Bill W Benton

Rerecording

Robert R. Benton

Set Decorator

Steve Berens

Animal Trainer

James Bergmann

Production

Gary Blufer

Sound Effects

Kareen Boursier

Hair Stylist

Bob Bradshaw

Sound Editor

Daniel B Briggs

Transportation Captain

Otie Brown

Assistant Director

John P Bruce

Art Director

Richard Burton

Sound Editor

Rodney Byrd

Special Effects

Jan A Campbell

Production Accountant

William A Campbell

Costume Supervisor

Crew Chamberlain

Sound Mixer

Marjorie K Chan

Costume Supervisor

Karen Cohen

Accounting Assistant

John C Cole

Dolly Grip

Allison Cowitt

Casting

Louis D'esposito

Assistant Director

Louis D'esposito

Associate Producer

Burt Dalton

Special Effects

Eliot Daniel

Song

Annie M Demille

Hair Stylist

Anthony Desposito

Production Assistant

Alan Disler

Assistant Camera Operator

Gordon Ecker

Sound Editor

Brad Edmiston

Steadicam Operator

John Ellingwood

Assistant Camera Operator

John Michael Fanaris

Sound Effects

Mike Fenton

Casting

Dorothy Fields

Song

Liam Finn

Production Assistant

Ken Fisher

Steadicam Operator

Ruth Fueglistaller

Technical Advisor

Ruth Fueglistaller

Song Performer

Gerald Gadette

Other

Leslie Gaulin

Foley Editor

Steven Gerrior

Assistant Sound Editor

Hector Gika

Sound Editor

Dick Girod

Other

Norman Glasser

Lighting Technician

Tom Glazer

Song

Allison Gordon

Casting Associate

Mack Gordon

Song

Mark C Grech

Sound

Richard Alan Greenberg

Titles

Charles Gross

Music

Amy Henkels

Assistant

Karen D Higgins

Other

Dennis M Hill

Editor

James B Hill

Assistant Editor

Timothy Hillman

Assistant Location Manager

Suzanne Hines

Assistant Editor

Sean Hobin

Assistant Director

Diane Hubner

Medic

Holly Huckins

Adr Editor

Ruth Irvine

Assistant Production Coordinator

Dion Jackson

Consultant

Scott D Jackson

Foley Editor

Terry Jackson

Stunts

Tobie Jackson

Sound Effects

J J Jenkins

Costume Supervisor

Victor J Kemper

Dp/Cinematographer

Victor J Kemper

Director Of Photography

George Kohut

Camera Operator

Russ Krasnoff

Product Placement

John Kwiatkowski

Sound Editor

Gene Lebell

Stunts

Lee Lemont

Adr Editor

John Leveque

Sound Editor

Tony Lloyd

Makeup

Marc Madnick

Accounting Assistant

Linda Matthews

Costume Supervisor

Jennifer Mcginnis

Assistant

Jimmy Mchugh

Song

Stacey S Mcintosh

Construction Coordinator

Richard Mckenzie

Set Designer

Alvin Mears

Animal Trainer

Ray F Mercer

Property Master

Anthony R Milch

Sound Editor

Ruth Myers

Costume Designer

Bruce Nazarian

Other

Randy Nolen

Steadicam Operator

Christine M Norton

Assistant

Ernie Orsatti

Stunt Coordinator

Noon Orsatti

Stunts

Sheila Pressley

Assistant

Elizabeth Pryor

Production Assistant

Katherine Quittner

Music Editor

Marcia Reed

Photography

Reid Reilich

Craft Service

Bettyanne Roberts

Song

Kenny Roberts

Technical Advisor

Kenny Roberts

Song

Kenny Roberts

Song Performer

Mark Romano

Assistant Production Accountant

Bobby Rose

Key Grip

Erich Rose

Best Boy Grip

Clifford T E Roseman

Location Manager

Judi Rosner

Production Coordinator

Michael A Ruscio

Foley Editor

Liz Ryan

Assistant Director

Tim Salmon

Boom Operator

Dennis Sands

Music

Bruce Schluter

Titles

Steve Schwalbe

Foley Editor

Carol Schwartz

Makeup Artist

Susan Carol Schwary

Hair Stylist

Mark A Seay

Other

Kim Secrist

Sound Editor

Sam Seig

Apprentice

Stephen Shaver

Lighting

Alan K Shultz

Dolly Grip

Frank Soronow

Adr Editor

Loring I Spicer

Costume Supervisor

Vikki Spracklen

Accounting Assistant

Ben Starkman

Production Assistant

Ziggy Steinberg

Screenplay

Ziggy Steinberg

Producer

John J Stevens

Rerecording

Leeann Stonebreaker

Production Coordinator

Jim Stuebe

Boom Operator

Becky Sullivan

Adr Editor

Andy Summers

Song

Andy Summers

Song Performer

Shawn Sykora

Foley Editor

Russ Tanaka

Other

Michael Van Dyke

Props

Sam Vaughon

Animal Trainer

Harry Warren

Song

Dennis Washington

Production Designer

Gregory H Watkins

Rerecording

Dan Weisberg

Production Assistant

Allan Wertheim

Unit Production Manager

Allan Wertheim

Associate Producer

Keith Wester

Sound Mixer

Monty Westmore

Makeup

Bryce G Williams

Transportation Coordinator

Karen Wookey

Script Supervisor

Richard Wyatt

Other

Richard E Yawn

Sound Editor

Ted Zachary

Executive Producer

Elizabeth Ziegler

Steadicam Operator

Film Details

Also Known As
Se upp igen blindstyre, Un Autre toi
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Articles

Richard Pryor (1940-2005)


The scathing, brilliantly insightful African-American comic who proved himself on many occasions to be a highly competent screen actor, died of a heart attack on November 10 at his Encino, California home. He was 65. He had been reclusive for years after he publicly announced he was suffering from multiple sclerosis in 1992.

He was born Richard Thomas Pryor III on December 1, 1940 in Peoria, Illinois. By all accounts, his childhood was a difficult one. His mother was a prostitute and his grandmother ran a brothel. His father was rarely around and when he was, he would physically abuse him. From a young age, Pryor knew that humor was his weapon of choice to cut through all the swath he came across and would confront in his life.

After high school, he enlisted in the Army for a two-year stint (1958-60). When he was discharged (honorably!) he concentrated on stand-up comedy and worked in a series of nightclubs before relocating to New York City in 1963. In 1964, he made his television debut when he was given a slot on the variety program On Broadway Tonight. His routine, though hardly the groundbreaking material we would witness in later years, was very well received, and in the late '60s Pryor found more television work: Toast of the Town, The Wild Wild West, The Mod Squad ; and was cast in a two movies: The Busy Body (1967) with Sid Caesar; and Wild in the Streets (1968) a cartoonish political fantasy about the internment of all American citizens over 30.

Pryor's career really didn't ignite until the '70s. His stand up act became raunchier and more politically motivated as he touched on issued of race, failed relationships, drug addiction, and street crimes. His movie roles became far more captivating in the process: the piano man in Lady Sings the Blues (1972); as a wise-talking hustler in a pair of slick urban thrillers: The Mack (1973) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974); the gregarious Daddy Rich in Car Wash; his first pairing with Gene Wilder as Grover, the car thief who helps stops a runaway train in his first real box office smash Silver Streak (both 1976); and for many critics, his finest dramatic performance as a factory worker on the edge of depression in Paul Schrader's excellent working class drama Blue Collar (1978).

On a personal level, his drug dependency problem worsened, and on June 9, 1980, near tragedy struck when he caught fire while free-basing cocaine. Pryor later admitted that the incident, was, in fact, a suicide attempt, and that his management company created the lie for the press in hopes of protecting him. Fortunately, Pryor had three films in the can that all achieved some level of financial success soon after his setback: another pairing with Gene Wilder in the prison comedy Stir Crazy (1980); a blisteringly funny cameo as God who flips off Andy Kaufman in the warped religious satire In God We Tru$t (1980); an a ex-con helping a social worker (Cicely Tyson) with her foster charges in Bustin' Loose (1981). He capped his recovery with Live on the Sunset Strip (1982), a first-rate documentation of the comic's genius performed in front of a raucous live audience.

In 1983, Pryor signed a $40 million, five-year contract with Columbia Pictures. For many fans and critics, this was the beginning of his downslide. His next few films: The Toy, Superman III (both 1983), and Brewster's Millions (1985) were just tiresome, mediocre comedies. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986), was his only attempt at producing, directing, and acting, and the film, which was an ambitious autobiographical account of a his life and career, was a box-office disappointment. He spent the remainder of the '80s in middling fare: Condition Critical (1987), Moving; a third pairing with Gene Wilder in See No Evil, Hear No Evil; and his only teaming with Eddie Murphy in Harlem Nights (1989).

In 1986, Pryor was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system that curtailed both his personal appearances and his gift for physical comedy in his latter films. By the '90s, little was seen of Pryor, but in 1995, he made a courageous comeback on television when he guest starred on Chicago Hope as an embittered multiple sclerosis patient. His performance earned him an Emmy nomination and he was cast in a few more films: Mad Dog Time (1996), Lost Highway (1997), but his physical ailments prohibited him from performing on a regular basis. In 1998, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington gave Pryor the first Mark Twain Prize for humor. It was fitting tribute for a man who had given so much honesty and innovation in the field of comedy. Pryor is survived by his wife, Jennifer Lee; his sons Richard and Steven; and daughters Elizabeth, Rain and Renee.

by Michael T. Toole
Richard Pryor (1940-2005)

Richard Pryor (1940-2005)

The scathing, brilliantly insightful African-American comic who proved himself on many occasions to be a highly competent screen actor, died of a heart attack on November 10 at his Encino, California home. He was 65. He had been reclusive for years after he publicly announced he was suffering from multiple sclerosis in 1992. He was born Richard Thomas Pryor III on December 1, 1940 in Peoria, Illinois. By all accounts, his childhood was a difficult one. His mother was a prostitute and his grandmother ran a brothel. His father was rarely around and when he was, he would physically abuse him. From a young age, Pryor knew that humor was his weapon of choice to cut through all the swath he came across and would confront in his life. After high school, he enlisted in the Army for a two-year stint (1958-60). When he was discharged (honorably!) he concentrated on stand-up comedy and worked in a series of nightclubs before relocating to New York City in 1963. In 1964, he made his television debut when he was given a slot on the variety program On Broadway Tonight. His routine, though hardly the groundbreaking material we would witness in later years, was very well received, and in the late '60s Pryor found more television work: Toast of the Town, The Wild Wild West, The Mod Squad ; and was cast in a two movies: The Busy Body (1967) with Sid Caesar; and Wild in the Streets (1968) a cartoonish political fantasy about the internment of all American citizens over 30. Pryor's career really didn't ignite until the '70s. His stand up act became raunchier and more politically motivated as he touched on issued of race, failed relationships, drug addiction, and street crimes. His movie roles became far more captivating in the process: the piano man in Lady Sings the Blues (1972); as a wise-talking hustler in a pair of slick urban thrillers: The Mack (1973) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974); the gregarious Daddy Rich in Car Wash; his first pairing with Gene Wilder as Grover, the car thief who helps stops a runaway train in his first real box office smash Silver Streak (both 1976); and for many critics, his finest dramatic performance as a factory worker on the edge of depression in Paul Schrader's excellent working class drama Blue Collar (1978). On a personal level, his drug dependency problem worsened, and on June 9, 1980, near tragedy struck when he caught fire while free-basing cocaine. Pryor later admitted that the incident, was, in fact, a suicide attempt, and that his management company created the lie for the press in hopes of protecting him. Fortunately, Pryor had three films in the can that all achieved some level of financial success soon after his setback: another pairing with Gene Wilder in the prison comedy Stir Crazy (1980); a blisteringly funny cameo as God who flips off Andy Kaufman in the warped religious satire In God We Tru$t (1980); an a ex-con helping a social worker (Cicely Tyson) with her foster charges in Bustin' Loose (1981). He capped his recovery with Live on the Sunset Strip (1982), a first-rate documentation of the comic's genius performed in front of a raucous live audience. In 1983, Pryor signed a $40 million, five-year contract with Columbia Pictures. For many fans and critics, this was the beginning of his downslide. His next few films: The Toy, Superman III (both 1983), and Brewster's Millions (1985) were just tiresome, mediocre comedies. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986), was his only attempt at producing, directing, and acting, and the film, which was an ambitious autobiographical account of a his life and career, was a box-office disappointment. He spent the remainder of the '80s in middling fare: Condition Critical (1987), Moving; a third pairing with Gene Wilder in See No Evil, Hear No Evil; and his only teaming with Eddie Murphy in Harlem Nights (1989). In 1986, Pryor was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system that curtailed both his personal appearances and his gift for physical comedy in his latter films. By the '90s, little was seen of Pryor, but in 1995, he made a courageous comeback on television when he guest starred on Chicago Hope as an embittered multiple sclerosis patient. His performance earned him an Emmy nomination and he was cast in a few more films: Mad Dog Time (1996), Lost Highway (1997), but his physical ailments prohibited him from performing on a regular basis. In 1998, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington gave Pryor the first Mark Twain Prize for humor. It was fitting tribute for a man who had given so much honesty and innovation in the field of comedy. Pryor is survived by his wife, Jennifer Lee; his sons Richard and Steven; and daughters Elizabeth, Rain and Renee. by Michael T. Toole

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video January 8, 1992

Released in United States Summer July 26, 1991

Maurice Phillips replaced Peter Bogdanovich as director late October 1990.

Began shooting September 17, 1990.

Completed shooting January 30, 1991.

Released in United States on Video January 8, 1992

Released in United States Summer July 26, 1991