Five Corners


1h 32m 1988

Brief Synopsis

Set in 1964 in a lower middle-class New York neighborhood, Heinz has just been released from prison but is still obsessed with Linda. She turns for help to Harry, an ex-boyfriend who has recently taken up the cause of non-violence. But Harry soon finds himself in a morally compromising situation where violence is the only solution.

Film Details

Also Known As
5 Corners, Cinco esquinas
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
Cineplex Odeon Films
Location
Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, New York, USA; Gotham Studios, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Synopsis

Set in 1964 in a lower middle-class New York neighborhood, Heinz has just been released from prison but is still obsessed with Linda. She turns for help to Harry, an ex-boyfriend who has recently taken up the cause of non-violence. But Harry soon finds himself in a morally compromising situation where violence is the only solution.

Crew

Douglas Aibel

Casting

Bill Anagnos

Stunts

Ben Anderson

Sound

Denise Andres

Wardrobe Supervisor

Robert Baker

Production Assistant

The Beatles

Song Performer

Nan Bernstein Freed

Location Manager

Tony Bill

Producer

Andrew Blumenthal

Editor

Richard Bonynge

Music Conductor

Gary Bourgeois

Sound

Billy Brand

Song Performer

Barbara Callahan

Production Assistant

Chris Carpenter

Sound

John Chaiken

Production Assistant

Dan Collins

Production Assistant

Ray Cooper

Music Producer

Bill Dalay

Sound

Leo Delibes

Music

Brenda Deyoung

Stunts

Bob Dylan

Song Performer

Bob Dylan

Song

Linda Ekstrand

Set Decorator

Peggy Farrell

Costume Designer

Sylvia Fay

Casting

Ken Ferris

Camera Operator

Henry Glover

Song

Esther Gordon

Production Assistant

Bob Gorelick

Camera Assistant

Linda Hanrahan

Animal Trainer

J Boyce Harman

Unit Production Manager

Bill Harrison

Special Effects

George Harrison

Executive Producer

John Hayden

Stunts

Gary Heckler

Foley

Don Hewitt

Stunts

Jery Hewitt

Stunt Coordinator

Jery Hewitt

Stunts

James Newton Howard

Music Producer

James Newton Howard

Music

Pieter Hubbar

Sound Editor

Charles Hunt

Production Assistant

Michael Ingber

Assistant Director

Donna Jacobson

Casting Associate

Roxanne Jones

Sound Editor

Kay Kimler

Stunts

Molly Klein

Production Assistant

John Lennon

Song

Gina Leonetti

Dga Trainee

Jimmy Ling

Sound Editor

Adrianne Lobel

Production Designer

Ron Magill

Animal Trainer

Constantine Makris

Camera Operator

Clay Marsh

Other

Paul Mccartney

Song

Michael Mcdonnell

Associate Producer

Michelle Morrissey

Production Coordinator

Fred Murphy

Director Of Photography

Forrest Murray

Producer

Denis O'brien

Executive Producer

Dean Okrand

Sound

Bill Phillips

Sound Editor

Joseph Pierson

Location Coordinator

Rick Raphael

Steadicam Operator

Thomas Hudson Reeve

On-Set Dresser

Tomaz Remec

Assistant Director

Joseph Rivers

Camera Operator

Jaime Robbie Robertson

Song

Rose Rosenblatt

Post-Production Sound

Larry Rudolph

Production Assistant

Jennifer Ruscoe

Production Assistant

Hal Sanders

Sound Editor

Joel Segal

Assistant Director

John Patrick Shanley

Screenplay

John Patrick Shanley

Associate Producer

Herbert Spencer

Song

Alicia M Stevenson

Foley

Gary Tacon

Stunts

Richard Thomas

Song

Richard Thomas

Song Performer

Joy Todd

Casting

Robert Topol

Scenic Artist

Suzanne E Vaucher

Stunts

Mike Warner

Sound Editor

Robbie Weaver

Music

April Webster

Casting

Ted Whitfield

Music Editor

Film Details

Also Known As
5 Corners, Cinco esquinas
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
Cineplex Odeon Films
Location
Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, New York, USA; Gotham Studios, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States on Video November 16, 1988

Released in United States Winter January 22, 1988

Began shooting September 8, 1986.

Completed shooting November 1986.

Wide release in England March 10, 1989.

Released in United States 1999 (Dockers Khakis/IFP's Classically Independent Film Festival (Writers Guild Theater))

Released in United States 1999 (Dockers Khakis/IFP's Classically Independent Film Festival(Film Forum))

Released in United States on Video November 16, 1988

Released in United States Winter January 22, 1988