Fool's Fire


52m 1992

Brief Synopsis

An adaptation on the "American Playhouse" series of a story by Edgar Allen Poe. A dwarf court jester is forced to play the fool to a corpulent King and his rotund ministers. Incorporates a variety of masks and puppets, and includes a short documentary on the process of making puppets.

Film Details

Also Known As
American Playhouse (03/25/92)
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1992

Technical Specs

Duration
52m

Synopsis

An adaptation on the "American Playhouse" series of a story by Edgar Allen Poe. A dwarf court jester is forced to play the fool to a corpulent King and his rotund ministers. Incorporates a variety of masks and puppets, and includes a short documentary on the process of making puppets.

Crew

Molly Anderson

Scenic Artist

Steve Apicella

Assistant Director

Grace Ashton

Props

Ken Atrobus

Production Assistant

Chuck Baik

Production Assistant

Frank Bailey

Art Department Coordinator

Elisabeth Bauer

Wardrobe

Michael Begler

Production Assistant

Stellar Bennett

Production Associate

Carl Bernzweig

Production Associate

A Lars Bjornlund

Property Master

Sarah Black

Other

Mary Bloom

Photography

Paul Bolles

Electrician

Lisa Bonaccorso

Other

Stephen Booth

Other

Douglas Bowen

Carpenter

Nina Bradford

Wig Supplier

Meg Brennan

Other

Lisa Brownstein

Other

Barbara Brust

Wardrobe

Steven W Bryant

Hair Stylist

Steven W Bryant

Makeup

Bobby Bukowski

Director Of Photography

Joe Burns

Electrician

Geb Byers

Assistant Camera Operator

Paul Candrilli

Key Grip

James Chai

Art Department

Kate Champa

Special Thanks To

Andrew Clarke

Electrician

Virginia Clow

Wardrobe

Brian Cogen

Other

Lisa Cordero

Other

Ralph Cordero

Other

John H Creech

Carpenter

Mary Creede

Scenic Artist

Cornelius Cremin

Office Assistant

Michael Curry

Technical Director

William Denise

Carpenter

Judy Dennis

Casting

Mark Deren

Sound Mixer

Michael Devlin

Production Assistant

A W Dick

Assistant Engineer

Jennifer Didriksen

Scenic Artist

Norman Douglass

Stunt Coordinator

Scott Duncan

Assistant

Topher M Dunne

Location Assistant

Robert Elhai

Music

Gretel Enck

Production Assistant

Roy Farfel

Stunt Coordinator

John B Farrell

Props

Jim Finn

Negative Cutting

Margaret Flanagan

Wardrobe

Danielle Flores

Other

Mark O. Forker

Other

Mark O. Forker

Special Effects

Nik Galitzine

Other

Eugene Gearty

Sound Designer

Vinnie Gelo

Dailies

Mark Ginsberg

Color Timer

Deborah Glassberg

Art Department

Cecily Gluck

Dresser

Elliot Goldenthal

Original Music

Christopher Goode

Associate Producer

Christopher Goode

Production Manager

Scott Gregoire

Grip

Jim Groe

Gaffer

Brian Gutherman

Assistant Director

Jose Gutierrez

Wardrobe

Max Hager

Wardrobe

Chelsea Harriman

Production Manager

Mark Harrison

Photography

Ross Harvey

Assistant

Dawn Hathaway

Other

Yvette Helin

Assistant

Colleen Henry

Art Department

Herb Hetzer

Production Accountant

Don Hewitt

Stunt Coordinator

H Louise Howard

Wardrobe

Geoff Howe

Video

Gregory S Hunter

Grip

Joel Iwataki

Music

Bill Jarett

Video

Robert Jenkins

Electrician

Ardis Johnson

Wardrobe

Adam Jones

Production Assistant

Cookie Jordan

Construction

Ewa Kardasiewicz

Wardrobe

Janice Kastendieck

Wardrobe

Karen Kelsall

Script Supervisor

Robert Klahre

Production Supervisor

Eric Klein

Dolly Grip

Jodi Klosner

Puppeteer

Pamela Koffler

Other

Dan Kuchar

Visual Effects

Michael Latino

Assistant Camera Operator

Lindsay Law

Executive Producer

Jane Leal

Associate Producer

James Livingston

Wardrobe

Genevieve Lohman

Other

Nelson Lowry

Other

Barbara Ludlum

Other

Mary Macy

Wardrobe

Joe Mandarino

Props

Fred Mandel

Production Assistant

Raylene Marasco

Wardrobe

Craig Markey

Production Coordinator

David Markol

Carpenter

Stephen Marlin

Assistant Editor

Richard Martinez

Music

Janice Mauro

Art Department

Richard Mayome

Other

Dennis Mcdowell

Other

Liz Mcgarrity

Construction

Michael Mcgarty

Art Director

Kathleen Mclaughlin

Wardrobe

Quincy Mclaughlin

Assistant Production Coordinator

Chaz Mee

Other

Greg Meeh

Pyrotechnics

Ora Melie

Other

G W Mercier

Production Designer

Alan Miller

Editor

Diane Minks

Wardrobe Supervisor

Jonathan Mintz

Grip

Patricia Murphy

Wardrobe

Bill Nisselson

Special Thanks To

Noel Noblitt

Wardrobe

Jimmy O'donnell

Assistant Camera Operator

Charlie O'kane

Rigging Gaffer

Melinda B Oblinger

Scenic Artist

Kerry Orent

Producer

Darryl Orr

Post-Production Supervisor

Fabio Paciucci

Other

David Parsons

Choreographer

Sally Ann Parsons

Special Thanks To

Sally Ann Parsons

Wardrobe

Susan Pelino

Adr

Jill Perkins

Wardrobe

Todd R Pfeiffer

Assistant Director

Linda Phillips

Electrician

Theo Pingarelli

Assistant Camera Operator

Edgar Allan Poe

From Story

Mark Pollack

Special Thanks To

Regina M Porter

Production Associate

John P Powers

Electrician

Katherine Profeta

Assistant

Scott Purcell

Other

Scott Purcell

Assistant

Stephen Rainford

Sound Designer

Paul Ranieri

Other

Margaret Raywood

Wardrobe

Barry Rebo

Executive Producer

Burton Rencher

Scenic Artist

Eric Renschler

Assistant

Caio Ribero

Other

Ruben Rodriguez

Wardrobe

Sean Rogg

Other

Erhard Rom

Visual Effects

Jana Rosenblatt

Assistant Costume Designer

Edward Rosenstein

Boom Operator

Bill Rouady

Other

Shouhachi Sakai

Special Thanks To

Jeff Schneider

Visual Effects

Seth Sherman

Camera Assistant

Itai Shoffman

Grip

Dmitri Shostakovich

Music

Juliet Anne Smith

Production Assistant

Neil Smith

Special Effects

Richard St Clair

Wardrobe

Therese Stadelemeier

Wardrobe

Billy Steinberg

Video

Joe Stephen

Wardrobe

Julia Strohm

Production Associate

Cory Struller

Production Assistant

Tomio Taki

Executive Producer

Dominick Tavella

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brad Taylor

Carpenter

Julie Taymor

Art Department

Julie Taymor

Costume Designer

Julie Taymor

Producer

Julie Taymor

Writer

Mike Thomas

Production Assistant

Mari Torita

Costumes

Joe Tucker

Assistant

Roger Ulbrich

Assistant Camera Operator

Richard Van Voris

Construction Coordinator

Omar Villegas

Production Assistant

Joe Violante

Dailies

Andrew Watts

Grip

Donna Watts

Other

Chriss Williams

Casting Associate

Ken Wise

Other

Jody Wohl

Props

Stephanie Workman

Wardrobe

Rick Wright

Other

Kevin Wyler

Other

Kunio Yamada

Special Thanks To

Mari Yonemoto

Wardrobe

Film Details

Also Known As
American Playhouse (03/25/92)
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1992

Technical Specs

Duration
52m

Quotes

Trivia