The Mesmerist


1h 35m 2002

Brief Synopsis

Based on the Edgar Allen Poe short story, "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," comedy revolves around a doctor who convinces a dying man's family to allow him to put the man in a trance as he takes his final breaths. As the man descends in to the afterworld, he slowly discovers the answer to the

Film Details

Also Known As
Mesmerist
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2002
Production Company
Jim Rylance; Truman Van Dyke
Distribution Company
Seventh Art
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

Based on the Edgar Allen Poe short story, "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," comedy revolves around a doctor who convinces a dying man's family to allow him to put the man in a trance as he takes his final breaths. As the man descends in to the afterworld, he slowly discovers the answer to the ultimate question of mankind...

Crew

Keith Allan

Titles And Opticals

Mark Allan

Titles And Opticals

Ignacio Alvarez

Special Effects

Dave Austin

Grip

Karma Barber

Foley Editor

Robbie Bartholomew

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Blake Busby

Titles And Opticals

Peter Calcaterra

Dolly Grip

Gil Cates

Song

Angela Cieplih

Casting Assistant

Ryan Cochran

Art Director

Jon Conyers

Production Assistant

Jennifer Cook

Assistant Director

Havier Cortes

Grip

Barbara De Fina

Executive Producer

Adam Decoster

Foley Artist

Nathan Donat

Best Boy Electric

Terry Dougas

Producer

Justin Duval

Gaffer

Jack Ernandes

Coproducer

Saul Escobedo

Color Timer

Michael Fanias

Production

Dimitri Farougias

Production Assistant

Dimitri Farougias

Art Department

Spiro Farougias

Production

Michael Feifer

Coproducer

Barbara Fiorentino

Casting

Nicole Fiorentino

Casting Assistant

Bill Fox

Sound Editor

Jimmy B Frazier

Editor

Nick Gaitatjis

Co-Executive Producer

Jeremy Gilleece

Adr Editor

Jeremy Gilleece

Sound Effects Editor

Michael Goorjian

Screenplay

Cameron Gordon

Production Assistant

Heather Gussman

Location Manager

Misty Halliday

Assistant Costume Designer

Labis Harisis

Production

Thomas Harting

Director Of Photography

Gretchen Heisler

Set Costumer

William Hess

Craft Service

Cory Hurtung

Production Assistant

Chris Julian

Foley Mixer

Stanley Kastner

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gregg Kawecki

Best Boy Grip

Jeff Kline

Boom Operator

April Lanci

Assistant Camera

J Kathryn Landholt

Titles And Opticals

Micha Lieberman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Paul Maletich

Assistant Camera

Cinde Malone

Titles And Opticals

Ron Marasko

Screenplay

Susan Martinez

Office Production Assistant

Fred Masselink

Titles And Opticals

Mimi Maxmen

Costume Department

Doug Mcnamee

Photography

Susan Meserve

Continuity

David Meyers

Grip

Gary Miller

Titles And Opticals

Linda Nguyen

Photography

David Ortegan

Swing

Aaron Osborne

Production Designer

Sergio Palmieri

Production Coordinator

Julia Papadimitriou

Production

Tally Paulos

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Chrissy Pavlick

Costumer

Don Peake

Adr Mixer

Edgar Allan Poe

Source Material

Peter Raskin

Producer

Michael Resnick

Sound Effects Editor

Eddie Rogers

Adr/Dialogue Editor

John M Rosenberg

Song

John M Rosenberg

Music

Jim Rylance

Production Insurance

James A Seale

Key Grip

Jessica Shambora

Assistant

Gregory K Simmons

Assistant Director

Gregory K Simmons

Unit Production Manager

George Siskos

Office Production Assistant

Jerry L Smith

Sound

Kostas Sommer

Coproducer

Edie Maries Stanley

Makeup

Vasilis Stergiopoulos

Office Production Assistant

Justin Stewart

Production Coordinator

Wendy Stubbs

Casting Assistant

Richard Swindell

Steadicam Operator

Peter Thomas

Grip

Clancy Troutman

Supervising Sound Editor

Clancy Troutman

Adr Editor

Truman Van Dyke

Production Insurance

Ely Vegh

Grip

Melissa Verdugo

Set Costumer

Barbara Weaver

Wardrobe Supervisor

Brahm Wenger

Song

Brahm Wenger

Music

Douglas Wiltse

Crane Grip

Jennifer Worrell

Titles And Opticals

Vera Zay

Makeup

Film Details

Also Known As
Mesmerist
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2002
Production Company
Jim Rylance; Truman Van Dyke
Distribution Company
Seventh Art
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 20, 2002

Released in United States Fall September 20, 2002