The Roommate
Brief Synopsis
Orson Ziegler is a "straight arrow" student at a midwestern college in the '50s. Conflict arises in Orson's ordered, well-planned life when he acquires a new roommate, Hub Palamountain, an eccentric iconoclast, a beat generation rebel.
Cast & Crew
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Nell Cox
Director
Lance Guest
Elaine Wilkes
Tom Greene
Elmer Two Crow
John Mueller
Film Details
Also Known As
American Playhouse (01/27/86), Roommate
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
Orson Ziegler is a "straight arrow" student at a midwestern college in the '50s. Conflict arises in Orson's ordered, well-planned life when he acquires a new roommate, Hub Palamountain, an eccentric iconoclast, a beat generation rebel.
Director
Nell Cox
Director
Cast
Lance Guest
Elaine Wilkes
Tom Greene
Elmer Two Crow
John Mueller
Wayne Kneeland
James Eaton
Jeffrey Hutchinson
Glenn Kovecevich
Deanna Dunagan
Tony Mockus
Mary Seibel
Barry Miller
Jase Draper
Gary Houston
William Leach
Laurie Mceathron
Elliott Banen
Orbert Davis
Melissa Ford
John Cameron Mitchell
David Bachman
Larry Neumann
Tracy Griffith
Crew
Amy Andrews
Other
Joe Auster
Grip
Alan Barcus
Music
Alan Barcus
Music Conductor
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Music
Ralph Berliner
Music
Martin L Bernstein
Editor
Patrick Brandt
Production Assistant
Karen Carter
Assistant Director
James Cimbalista
Carpenter
Barbara Claman
Casting
Brian Clare
Best Boy
Ric Coken
Sound
Terry Dee
Dolly Grip
Terry Dee
Key Grip
Jim Dolan Jr
Original Music
Jim Eaton
Assistant Director
Deborah Ellis
Production Assistant
Emily Erickson
Costumes
Maryann Ferguson
Craft Service
Marty Fraser
Location Manager
Randall Fried
Other Writer
Jorie Gracen
Photography
Lucinda Guard
Apprentice
Deborah Guttman
Wardrobe Assistant
Libi Hake
Production Assistant
Bill Haviland
Location Assistant
Jim Hayes
Other
Jim Hayes
Set Designer
Doug Heil
Production Assistant
Patricia Hemmingway-seale
Casting Associate
Judy Hoffman
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael Hoffman
Sound Mixer
Julie Jacobs
Apprentice
Deborah Jacoel
Makeup Assistant
David James
Set Decorator
Jeffrey Jur
Director Of Photography
Martin Kantor
Location Assistant
Harry Kinzle
Sound Editor
Lindsay Law
Executive Producer
Tracey Lee
Production Assistant
Laura Litten
Assistant
Bob Long
Assistant Camera Operator
Sheri Luhman
Production Auditor
Cathy Lynch
Office Assistant
John S. Lyons
Casting Associate
Ken Mader
Production Assistant
Lisa Maggio
Wardrobe Assistant
Mark Mamalakis
Production Assistant
Chris Mayer
Other
Susan Mayer
Makeup
Richard Melman
Executive Producer
Marc Miller
Editor
Morton Neal Miller
Producer
Morton Neal Miller
Writer
Morton Neal Miller
Executive Producer
Nancy Miller
Music
Judy Moise
Casting
Jim Moore
Sound Effects Editor
David Obermeyer
Grip
Wendy Oldenburg
Wardrobe Assistant
Catherine Ornburn
Office Assistant
Peter Paplow
Production Assistant
Michael Patek
Scenic Artist
Adrian Pavic
Hair Assistant
Paul Pekin
Other Writer
Janet Pinon
Hair
Joyce Polly
Negative Cutting
Gordon Quinn
Camera Operator
Sam Rath
Production Assistant
Chris Romanas
Carpenter
Christ Romanas
Carpenter
Linda Samodral
Wardrobe Assistant
Francine Sanders
Props Assistant
Franz Schubert
Music
Rana Segal
Production Assistant
Olivia Sitea
Other
Kevin Smith
Assistant Camera Operator
Loretta Smith
Apprentice
Nicholas C Smith
Editor
Susie Snyder
Caterer
Roger Tang
Boom Operator
Todd Thomasson
Gaffer
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Bundy Trinz
Property Master
John Updike
From Story
Susan Vanderbeek
Production Assistant
Jacklyn Vogel
Production Assistant
Marsie Jacober Wallach
Art Director
Nancy Watrous
Script Supervisor
Bobbe Wolf
Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
American Playhouse (01/27/86), Roommate
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
