Dinner At Eight
Brief Synopsis
Based on the George S. Kaufman-Edna Ferber play and the 1933 MGM screenplay of the same title. Individuals from various strata of New York society are invited to a dinner party. A rash of cancellations and unexpected events turn the soiree into a disaster.
Cast & Crew
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Ron Lagomarsino
Director
Lauren Bacall
John Mahoney
Harry Hamlin
Charles Durning
Bernadette Birkett
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1989
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Based on the George S. Kaufman-Edna Ferber play and the 1933 MGM screenplay of the same title. Individuals from various strata of New York society are invited to a dinner party. A rash of cancellations and unexpected events turn the soiree into a disaster.
Director
Ron Lagomarsino
Director
Cast
Lauren Bacall
John Mahoney
Harry Hamlin
Charles Durning
Bernadette Birkett
Richard Cummings
Jane Alden
Julia Sweeney
Joseph Kell
Ralph Bruneau
Eddie Castrodad
William Newman
Marsha Mason
Loyda Ramos
Richard Seff
Ellen Greene
Jay R. Hart
Lead Person
Tim Kazurinsky
Ben Meyerson
Richard Fleck
Stacy Edwards
Joel Brooks
Lenore Kasdorf
Kelly Connell
Robert Legionaire
Edward Penn
Crew
William Allan
Editor
Mike Anderson
Dolly Grip
John W Barbee
Transportation Coordinator
Elizabeth Barton
Script Supervisor
Anthony H Brand
Assistant Director
Alan Brennecke
Gaffer
Josh Brown
Accountant
Katie Carmichael
Property Master Assistant
Juan Antonio Carranza
Scenic Artist
Leonard Cervantes
Scenic Artist
Louie Cicero
Grip
Irma Colden
Scenic Artist
Michael Conti
Scenic Artist
Jack Crosby
Art Director
Susana Cruciana
Set Decorator
Yvonne Depatis-kupka
Hair
Debbie Diaz
Production Coordinator
Shelley Duvall
Executive Producer
Linda Engelsiepen
Assistant
Edna Ferber
Play As Source Material
Tracy Fisher
Other
Jennifer Freedman
Production Assistant
Laurel Frushour
Set Costumer
Carla Fry
Other
Chris Geitz
On-Set Dresser
Chris Geitz
Swing Gang
Don Goldman
Unit Production Manager
Don Goldman
Associate Producer
Dan Gorman
Location Manager
Dan Graef
Carpenter
George Graham
Carpenter
Tom Griffin
Screenplay
Cheri Hall
Accounting Assistant
Miles Hall
Carpenter
Vicki Hillman
Casting Director
Gary Hodgkinson
On-Set Dresser
Gary Hodgkinson
Swing Gang
Craig Hudgins
Carpenter
Jeff Hutchinson
Carpenter
Billy Inness
Carpenter
Julia Johnson
Assistant
Jake Jones
Key Grip
George S. Kaufman
Play As Source Material
Kevin King
Carpenter
Steve Kirschoff
Post-Production Assistant
Glenn Kiser
Production Assistant
Todd Klehsch
On-Set Dresser
Todd Klehsch
Swing Gang
Jerry D Knight
Electrician
Steven Kostechko
Scenic Artist
Allen Kupetsky
Other
Mike Landsburg
Grip
Luci Lane
Other
Sue Liberman
Craft Service
Kurt Lohse
Production Assistant
Marco Lopez
Swing Gang
Marco Lopez
On-Set Dresser
Sheila Lynch
Scenic Artist
Frances Marion
From Story
Eugene Mccarthy
Property Master
Jennifer Mccauley
Sound Mixer
Jim Mcgill
On-Set Dresser
Jim Mcgill
Swing Gang
Jim Mcvay
Grip
Rob Meurer
Music Supervisor
Cheryl Mitchell
Costumes
Glenn Nash
Casting Associate
Robin Neal
Makeup
Debra Neathery
Other
Kerry A Oaksmith
On-Set Dresser
Kerry A Oaksmith
Swing Gang
Daniel Orlandi
Assistant Costume Designer
Jane Osmann
Production Designer
Carla Pagliaro
Scenic Artist
Jan Pascale
Set Decorator
Brad Peterman
Assistant Camera Operator
Alan Ravick
Production Assistant
Rita Ruez
Scenic Artist
Rita Ryack
Costume Designer
Dwight Samuels
Swing Gang
Dwight Samuels
On-Set Dresser
Ed Saxon
Dolly Grip
Peter Schink
Assistant Editor
Chuck Severson
Electrician
Tony Sgueglia
On-Set Dresser
William Sheehan
Assistant Camera Operator
Jonathan Sheffer
Music
Ronald Sistare
Boom Operator
John "skids" Skidmore
Electrician
Anthony Smith
Electrician
Donald Ogden Stewart
Writer (Dialogue)
Bridget Terry
Producer
Christopher Toyne
Associate Producer
Didi Trepel
Art Department Coordinator
P Douglas Tubach
Carpenter
Phil Tubach
Assistant Art Director
Ron Vargas
Director Of Photography
Roy Watts
Editor
Dara Lauren Waxman
On-Set Dresser
Dara Lauren Waxman
Swing Gang
Don Wilkerson
Assistant Director
Dean Wright
Production Assistant
Jim Young
Construction Coordinator
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1989
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video April 25, 1990
Aired in United States December 11, 1989
Estimated budget: $3,000,000
Began shooting August 9, 1989.
Completed shooting August 31, 1989.
