Eureka
Brief Synopsis
A prospector finds that striking it rich is not the ticket to happiness.
Cast & Crew
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Nicolas Roeg
Director
Gene Hackman
Jack Mccann
Theresa Russell
Tracy
Rutger Hauer
Claude Maillot Van Horn
Jane Lapotaire
Helen Mccann
Ed Lauter
Charles Perkins
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Crime
Release Date
1984
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Recorded Picture Company
Distribution Company
MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; United International Pictures
Location
Canada; Dade County, Florida, USA; Jamaica; EMI Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; Twickenham Studios, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 10m
Synopsis
Twenty years after a prospector discovers gold and becomes one of the wealthiest men in the world, living on a Caribbean island with his alcoholic wife and daughter, a gangster and lawyer intrude on his paradise to build a casino.
Director
Nicolas Roeg
Director
Cast
Gene Hackman
Jack Mccann
Theresa Russell
Tracy
Rutger Hauer
Claude Maillot Van Horn
Jane Lapotaire
Helen Mccann
Ed Lauter
Charles Perkins
Mickey Rourke
Aureliio D'Amato
Joe Pesci
Mayakofsky
Helena Kallianiotes
Frieda
Corin Redgrave
Worsley
Joe Spinell
Pete
Cavan Kendall
Pierre De Valois
Frank Pesce
Stefano
Michael Scott Addis
Joe
Norman Beaton
Byron Judson
Emrys James
Judge
James Faulkner
Roger
Ann Thornton
Jane
Emma Relph
Mary
John Vine
Julian
Tim Van Rellim
Police Chief
Ellis Dale
Jury Foreman
Mico Blanco Group
Tonnelle Dancers
Aklowa Master Drummers
Tonnelle Dancers
Lloyd Berry
Olaf
Tom Heaton
Man Blowing Off Head
Timothy Scott
Jim Webb
Geri Dewson
Whore
Annie Kidder
Rita
Ian Tracey
Joey
Brad Sakiyama
Phil
Sandra Friesen
Mother
Raimund Stamm
Patron
Suzette Collins
Esther
Tommy Lane
Miami Chauffeur
Crew
Marit Allen
Costume Designer
Del Baker
Stunts
John Beard
Art Direction
Alan Bell
Sound Editor (Dubbing)
Tony Bell
Boom Operator
Chrissie Beveridge
Makeup
Matthew Binns
Location Manager
Susan Boyd
Hairdresser
Jamie Brown
Special Makeup Effects
Jack Carter
Construction Manager
Peter Childs
Other
Peter Childs
Art Direction Assistant
Jack Conroy
Gaffer
Derek Creedon
Props (Standby)
Sevilla Delofski
Assistant (To Producer)
Leslie Dilley
Art Direction Supervisor
Nic Ede
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kay Fenton
Continuity
John Golding
Camera Operator
Catherine Halloran
Wardrobe Mistress
Bob Hedges
Property Master
Marshall Houts
Book As Source Material ("Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes?")
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Peter Hutchinson
Special Effects Supervisor
J B Jones
Special Effects Supervisor
Susan Kane
Production Assistant
John Lanzer
Props Buyer
Dennis Lasker
Assistant (To Executive Producer)
Tony Lawson
Editor
Paul Le Mare
Sound Mixer
Ted Lloyd
Production Manager
Terry Madden
2nd Assistant Director
Artie Malesci
Stunts
Paul Mayersberg
Screenwriter
Stanley Myers
Music
Stanley Myers
Music Conductor
Robin O'donoghue
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Francois Rabbath
Double Bassist
John Richards
Sound Recording Engineer
Julia Robinson
Production Assistant
Trish Robinson
Casting (Canada)
Martin Samuel
Hairdresser
John-clay Scott
Stunts
Michael Seirton
Set Dresser
Mary Selway
Casting (United Kingdom)
Robert W Service
Other
Michael Seymour
Production Designer
Margery Simkin
Casting (Usa)
David Spiers
1st Assistant Editor
Jeremy Thomas
Producer
Alex Thomson
Director Of Photography
Tim Van Rellim
Associate Producer
Anthony Waye
1st Assistant Director
Christine Wilson
Continuity
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Crime
Release Date
1984
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Recorded Picture Company
Distribution Company
MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; United International Pictures
Location
Canada; Dade County, Florida, USA; Jamaica; EMI Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; Twickenham Studios, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 10m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1984
Released in United States October 1984
Released in United States June 1996
Released in USA on video.
Completed shooting November 1982.
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1984
Released in United States June 1996 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of program "Jagged Time Lapse: A Tribute to Nicolas Roeg" June 1-15, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1984
