The Impostors


1h 42m 1998

Brief Synopsis

Meet Arthur and Maurice, two down-and-out actors who want nothing more than to find the perfect roles. Arthur is thin and verbose--a apssionate man who literally lives to die, hoping one day to perform a death scene worthy of international reknown. Maurice is stout, impulsive and given to occasional

Film Details

Also Known As
Impostors
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Period
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; New Jersey, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Synopsis

Meet Arthur and Maurice, two down-and-out actors who want nothing more than to find the perfect roles. Arthur is thin and verbose--a apssionate man who literally lives to die, hoping one day to perform a death scene worthy of international reknown. Maurice is stout, impulsive and given to occasional excesses, but as devoted to Arthur as he is to acting career. Always pretending to be who they are not, an attempt to finagle free pastries with a grand performance ultimately ends in a confrontation between the duo and their least favorite actor in the world: the phenomenally successful and thoroughly nauseating thespian Jeremy Burtom. Wrongly accused of physically abusing the over-wrought and under-talented Burtom in a bar, Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued not by big-time directors but by the law.

Crew

Lisandro Adrover

Music

G. A. Aguilar

Stunt Coordinator

Elizabeth W. Alexander

Producer

Gina R. Alfano

Adr Editor

Woody Allen

Other

Jo Andes

Choreographer

Louis Armstrong

Song Performer

Michael Barry

Rerecording

Sidney Bechet

Song Performer

Andre Belgrader

Consultant

Miguel Bertero

Music

Steve Borne

Music Editor

Phil Boutelje

Song

John Bowes

Music

Lucienne Boyer

Song

Elizabeth Bracco

Song Performer

Luis Bravo

Music

Steve Buscemi

Song Performer

Hoagy Carmichael

Song

Ben Cheah

Foley

Dorcas Cochran

Song

William Cook

Song

Margot Core

Music Supervisor

Marko Costanzo

Foley Artist

Catherine Davis

Set Decorator

Hope Davis

Song Performer

Marcia Debonis

Casting Associate

Gary Demichele

Music

Victor Denicola

Hair Stylist

Domingo Diani

Music

Steven Drellich

Camera Operator

Suzy Elmiger

Editor

Jonathan Filley

Executive Producer

Jonathan Filley

Unit Production Manager

Mary Gambardella

Script Supervisor

Ellen Gannon

Production Coordinator

John Head

Music

Robert Hein

Sound Editor

Donald Heywood

Song

Sam Hutchins

Location Manager

Andrew Jackness

Production Designer

Lisa Janowski

Assistant Director

Isham Jones

Song

Isham Jones

Song Performer

Joe Jordan

Song

Ken Kelsch

Director Of Photography

Cheryl Kilbourne-kimpton

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ernesto Lecuona

Song

Jean Lenoir

Song

Ellen Lewis

Casting

Fernando Marzan

Music

Paul Maslin

Music

Jim Mcconkey

Steadicam Operator

Sylvia Menno

Dialogue Editor

Jeffrey Mickus

Music

Dolly Morse

Song

Justin Muller

Assistant Director

August Musarurgwa

Song

Margo Myers

Production Supervisor

Marcia Patten

Wardrobe Supervisor

Astor Piazzola-sadaic

Song

Juliet Polcsa

Costume Designer

Mary Ellen Porto

Adr Editor

Jennifer Ralston

Foley Editor

Clete Ritta

Foley

Jac Rubenstein

Dialogue Editor

Henry Salgado

Music

Julio C Sanders

Song

Brian Sandstorm

Music

William Sarokin

Sound Mixer

Artie Shaw

Song Performer

Chris Shriver

Art Director

Lewis J Stadlen

Song Performer

Miriam Sturm

Music

Leonardo Suarez Paz

Music

Al Thompson

Stunt Man

Zeborah Tidwell

Associate Editor

Stanley Tucci

Screenplay

Stanley Tucci

Producer

Steve Visscher

Foley Editor

Charlie Vogel

Post-Production Supervisor

Ned Washington

Song

Carla White

Makeup Artist

Craig Williams

Other

Washington Williman

Music

Dick Winfree

Song

Brian York

Assistant Director

Film Details

Also Known As
Impostors
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Period
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; New Jersey, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Expanded Release in United States October 16, 1998

Limited Release in United States October 2, 1998

Released in United States Fall October 2, 1998

Released in United States on Video May 18, 1999

Released in United States September 8, 1998

Began shooting July 21, 1997.

Completed shooting September 16, 1997.

Released in United States on Video May 18, 1999

Released in United States September 8, 1998 (Shown in New York City (DGA Theater) as part of series "IFP's/Director's Take" September 8, 1998.)

Limited Release in United States October 2, 1998

Released in United States Fall October 2, 1998

Expanded Release in United States October 16, 1998