Bringing Out the Dead
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Sirens screaming and lights flashing, a New York City ambulance speeds through the night. Its drivers are paramedics working the graveyard shift--men who come face-to-face with the dead and the dying on a daily basis. Burnt out from one too many nights on the job, they are nearly as broken as the bo
Cast & Crew
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Martin Scorsese
Director
Theo Kogan
Chris Edwards
Michael A Noto
Jennifer Lane Newman
John Goodman
Film Details
Also Known As
Tombeau ouvert, A
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Dark Comedy
Drama
Medical
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Sirens screaming and lights flashing, a New York City ambulance speeds through the night. Its drivers are paramedics working the graveyard shift--men who come face-to-face with the dead and the dying on a daily basis. Burnt out from one too many nights on the job, they are nearly as broken as the bodies they haul through the streets. What keeps them going is their caustic sense of comedy, and an acrid view of a world which seems to have its surreal epicenter in Manhattan.
Director
Martin Scorsese
Director
Cast
Theo Kogan
Chris Edwards
Michael A Noto
Jennifer Lane Newman
John Goodman
Stanford J Hoffman
John Bal
Mary Beth Hurt
Cullen Oliver Johnson
Leonid Citer
Raymond Cassar
Mary Diveny
David Vasquez
Ed Jupp
Judy Reyes
Frank Ciornei
Aida Turturro
Graciela Lecube
Jack O'connell
Martin Scorsese
Phyllis Somerville
Bernie Friedman
Mtume Gant
Terry Serpico
Sonja Sohn
Nicolas Cage
Julyana Soelistyo
Nestor Serrano
Dom Berry
Tom Sizemore
Jesus A Del Rosario
Michael Mulheren
Marilyn Mcdonald
Cliff Curtis
Charlene Hunter
Melissa Marsala
John Heffernan
Brian Smyj
Rita Norona Schrager
Antone Pagan
Lia Yang
Patricia Arquette
Luis Rodriguez
Jesse Malin
Cynthia Roman
Bronson Dudley
David Zayas
Megan Leigh
Tom Cappadona
Ving Rhames
Catrina Ganey
Afemo Omilami
Betty Miller
Joseph Reidy
Joseph Monroe Webb
Randy Foster
Sylvia Kelegian
Tom Riis Farrell
Jon Abrahams
Omar Sharif Scroggins
Harper Simon
Rosemary Gomez
Marc Anthony
Larry Fessenden
Andrew Davoli
Queen Latifah
Voice
Marylouise Burke
Aleks Shaklin
Richard Spore
Mark Giordano
Charis Michelsen
James O'hanlon
Floyd Resnick
Arthur Nascarella
Michael K. Williams
Crew
G. A. Aguilar
Stunt Coordinator
Omar Alfanno
Song
Sam Andrew
Song
Marc Anthony
Song Performer
Al Bailey
Visual Effects
John Bartle
Editor
Chris Bayz
Visual Effects
Elmer Bernstein
Song
Elmer Bernstein
Music Conductor
Elmer Bernstein
Music
Emilie A Bernstein
Original Music
Leonard Bernstein
Music Conductor
William Berry
Song
Big Brother And The Holding Company
Song Performer
Stella Bogh
Visual Effects
David Boulton
Adr
Patrick Brennan
Visual Effects
Joanna Brett
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jill Brooks
Visual Effects
Peter Buck
Song
Robert Buck
Song
Sammy Cahn
Song
Susan Callahan
Technical Advisor
Ben Cheah
Foley Editor
Laura Civiello
Dialogue Editor
Joe Connelly
Technical Advisor
Joe Connelly
Source Material (From Novel)
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Barbara De Fina
Producer
Marcia Dedonis
Casting Associate
Manny Delgado
Song
Neil Diamond
Song
Jane Dipersio
Makeup Artist
Jeff Doran
Visual Effects
Brent Dowe
Song
Lamont Dozier
Song
Kathy Durning
Music Editor
Frank Farian
Song
Scott Farley
Hair Stylist
William Farley
Hair Stylist
Perry Farrell
Song
Dante Ferretti
Production Designer
Tom Fleischman
Rerecording
Deb Fought
Visual Effects
Philip Fullwood
Song
Vincent Galindez
Camera Operator
Eugene Gearty
Sound Effects
Camille Geier
Visual Effects
Susan Greenhow
Effects Coordinator
Linda Grimes
Makeup
Robert Guerra
Art Director
Gregory G. Hale
Assistant Director
Shell Hecht
Production Supervisor
Brian Holland
Song
Edward Holland
Song
Mick Jones
Song
Gayle Keller
Casting Associate
Frank Kern
Foley Editor
Andy Kris
Foley Editor
James Kwei
Editor
David Lambert
Effects Coordinator
George Lara
Foley Recordist
Kimberly Lashbrook
Visual Effects
Jeff Levine
Associate Producer
Ellen Lewis
Casting
Marissa Littlefield
Adr Editor
Bobby Mackston
Music Editor
Tia Marshall
Visual Effects
Kendall Mccarthy
Post-Production Supervisor
James A Mcnaughton
Song
Natalie Merchant
Song
Michael Mills
Song
Van Morrison
Song
Van Morrison
Song Performer
Len Murach
Location Manager
Dave Navarro
Song
John Ottesen
Special Effects Coordinator
Ron Ottesen
Special Effects Foreman
Michael Owens
Visual Effects Supervisor
Stephen Perkins
Song
Janos Pilenyi
Digital Effects Supervisor
Martha Pinson
Script Supervisor
Bruce S Pustin
Unit Production Manager
Bruce S Pustin
Executive Producer
Jennifer Ralston
Foley
Alex Raspa
Adr
Joseph Reidy
Assistant Director
Joseph Reidy
Coproducer
George Reyam
Song
William F. Reynolds
Set Decorator
Robert Richardson
Director Of Photography
Manlio Rocchetti
Makeup
Fred Rosenberg
Dialogue Editor
Mark Roybal
Associate Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Rita Ryack
Costume Designer
James Sabat
Sound Mixer
Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor
Paul Schrader
Screenplay
Adam Schroeder
Executive Producer
Amy Shepard
Visual Effects
Frank Sinatra
Song Performer
Eric Steel
Coproducer
Michael Stipe
Song
Philip Stockton
Sound Editor
Igor Stravinsky
Music
Robert T Striem
Location Manager
Joe Strummer
Song
Christopher Surgent
Assistant Director
Chad Taylor
Visual Effects
The Marvelettes
Song Performer
Johnny Thunders
Song Performer
Johnny Thunders
Song
Peter Townshend
Song
James Van Heusen
Song
Dan Wallin
Sound Mixer
Norman Whitfield
Song
Alvin Williams
Song
Rodney Winston
Song
Little Stevie Wonder
Song
Film Details
Also Known As
Tombeau ouvert, A
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Dark Comedy
Drama
Medical
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 22, 1999
Released in United States on Video May 9, 2000
"Bringing Out the Dead," Joe Connelly's first novel, was published by Knopf February 1998.
First collaboration between director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Paul Schrader since "The Last Temptation of Christ" (USA/1988).
Began shooting September 15, 1998.
Completed shooting January 7, 1999.
Released in United States on Video May 9, 2000
Released in United States Fall October 22, 1999
