Affliction
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paul Schrader
Nick Nolte
James Coburn
Sissy Spacek
Willem Dafoe
Mary Beth Hurt
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Wade Whitehouse is the sheriff of Lawford, New Hampshire who has rarely risen to any challenge and has remained, despite his age, an overgrown teenager. He is a glorified crossing guard in this quiet, dreary town. On the first day of deer season, Wade's friend Jack takes a wealthy businessman out to bag his first buck but returns later claiming the man was a victim of a self-inflicted gunshot. Instead of letting the incident pass, Wade sees this as his opportunity to investigate a murder. However, his aggressive attempts to play crime-solver help to emphasize how misguided his life has always been. The death of his mother, due largely to his father's neglect, helps to accelerate the downward spiral of Wade's life until, stripped of all self-repect, he commits a startling act of violence.
Director
Paul Schrader
Cast
Nick Nolte
James Coburn
Sissy Spacek
Willem Dafoe
Mary Beth Hurt
Jim True
Marian Seldes
Holmes Osborne
Brigid Tierney
Sean Mccann
Wayne Robson
Eugene Lipinski
Tim Post
Charles Heyerdahl
Janine Theriault
Paul Stewart
Sheena Larkin
Penny Mancuso
Danielle Desormeaux
Charles Powell
Donovan Reiter
Brawley Nolte
Michael Caloz
Joanna Noyes
Marcel Jeannin
Susie Almgren
Steve Adams
Martha-marie Kleinhans
Mark Camacho
Ralph Allison
Molly Schrader
Sam Schrader
Jim True-frost
Crew
Gina R. Alfano
Anne Alloucherie
Russell Banks
Michel Beaudet
Eric C Berg
Danielle Boucher
David Boulton
Marie-jose Bourassa
Michael Brook
Isabelle Brutus
Rosina Bucci
Andrew D Campbell
Cladette Casavant
Monique Champagne
Michel Chauvin
Ellen Chenoweth
Kathleen Chopin
Ross Clydesdale
Louis Craig
Rod Crombie
Celine Daignault
Skeeter Davis
Monic Ferland
Marc Ferrari
Pedro B. Gandol
Edvard Grieg
Bonnie Guitar
Kathleen Haase
Burtt Harris
Frank K. Isaac
Bill Jackson
Shari Schwartz Johanson
Manon Joly
Louis-rene Landry
Francine Langlois
Francois Laplante
George Lara
Joann M Laub
Carl Lessard
Tony Martinez
David Mckeown
Ned Miller
Nick Nolte
Cecil A Null
Josette Perrotta
Josette Perrotta
Barr Potter
Anne Pritchard
Bob Pritchett
Jay Rabinowitz
Linda Reisman
Ginette Robitaille
Patrick Rousseau
Paul Sarossy
Paul Sarossy
Paul Schrader
Diane Simard
Paul P Soucek
Robert Stecko
Jeff Stern
William Sweeney
Dominick Tavella
Bert Tougas
Bert Tougas
Mark Urman
Brian Vancho
Sherri Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Supporting Actor
Award Nominations
Best Actor
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 1998 award for Best Actor (Nick Nolte) from the National Society of Film Critics.
Winner of the 1998 award for Best Actor (Nick Nolte) from the New York Film Critics Circle.
Winner of the 1998 Writers Guild Laurel Award for Screenwriting (Paul Shrader).
Winner of the Best Actor award (Nick Nolte) at the 1997 Valladolid International Film Festival.
Expanded Release in United States January 15, 1999
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States January 1998
Released in United States on Video July 6, 1999
Released in United States Winter December 30, 1998
Shown at Arctic Film Festival in Tromo, Norway January 21-25, 1998.
Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival (Opening Night) in New York City (French Institute) April 24 - May 3, 1998.
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 26 - November 15, 1998.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1998.
Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.
Shown at Valladolid International Film Festival October 24 - November 1, 1997.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1998.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Mezzanotte) August 27 - September 6, 1997.
Began shooting February 3, 1997.
Completed shooting March 22, 1997.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Valladolid International Film Festival October 24 - November 1, 1997.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Mezzanotte) August 27 - September 6, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival (Opening Night) in New York City (French Institute) April 24 - May 3, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 26 - November 15, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Arctic Film Festival in Tromo, Norway January 21-25, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.)
Expanded Release in United States January 15, 1999
Released in United States on Video July 6, 1999
Released in United States Winter December 30, 1998
