The Westing Game
Brief Synopsis
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When millionaire Sam Westing turns up dead, the tenants of the Sunset Towers apartment complex are summoned to a reading of his will. They are told one of them is the murderer and whoever discovers the killer's identity in one week will inherit Westing's $20 million fortune. The building's residents
Cast & Crew
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Shone Kirkpatrick
Director
Ray Walston
Billy Morrissette
Shane West
Lewis Arquette
Diane Ladd
Film Details
Also Known As
Westing Game
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
1997
Location
Glendale, California, USA; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Synopsis
When millionaire Sam Westing turns up dead, the tenants of the Sunset Towers apartment complex are summoned to a reading of his will. They are told one of them is the murderer and whoever discovers the killer's identity in one week will inherit Westing's $20 million fortune. The building's residents are grouped together in pairs, each of whom is given an enigmatic clue that must be used in conjunction with the other clues.
Cast
Ray Walston
Billy Morrissette
Shane West
Lewis Arquette
Diane Ladd
Carlos Enriquez
Lead Man
Catherine Corman
Terence Henry
Sandy Faison
Sally Kirkland
Jim Lau
Wilson Davis
Ernest Liu
Ashley Peldon
Diana Nadeau
Cliff De Young
Bob Curtis
June Christopher
Crew
Yoshi Abe
Camera
Amanda Abel
Assistant
Laine Abramson
On-Set Dresser
Vehange Amirkhani
Special Thanks To
Derek Anderson
Song
Edgar Arellano
Gaffer
Bryan Arenas
Other
Dan Ayers
Steadicam Operator
Lori A Baker
Hair
Jeff Barco
Director Of Photography
Jeff Barco
Photography
Phil Barnhart
Special Thanks To
Eden Barr
Set Decorator
Brian Baugh
Grip
Itamar Ben Jacob
Sound Mixer
Stuart Blatt
Production Designer
Laura Mae Bobick
Camera Assistant
Marc Mcgregor Bosch
Steadicam Operator
Kurt Brabbee
Director Of Photography
Jonathon Bradley
Grip
Eric W Brannon
Driver
Alex Brown
Photography
James G Brown
Camera Assistant
Brent Cantwell
Swing Gang
Bob Clark
Makeup
Scott Cochran
Other
Joshua Colover
Assistant Director
Sean Cooney
Post-Production Supervisor
Sean Cooney
Production Coordinator
Ken Cooper Jr.
Swing Gang
Catherine Corman
Associate Producer
Julie Corman
Producer
Julie Corman
Casting
Alisa Cornell
Props Assistant
Nicholas Curran
Production Assistant
Elizabeth Dahl
Hair Assistant
Elizabeth Dahl
Makeup Assistant
Dmitri Djanbana
Director Of Photography
Mechelle Dondo
Camera Assistant
Ahmed Eissa
Production Assistant
Laura Lynn Ellinger
Assistant Editor
Juan Feldman
Production Coordinator
Aaron Ferenc
Production Assistant
Stephen Fitzmaurice
Other
Giuliano Fiumani
Pyrotechnics
Lou Forestieri
Music
Richard L. Fox
Assistant Director
Rory Frie
Production Assistant
Tommy Frimmerman
Boom Operator
Parmer Fuller
Music
Emily Gaydos
Dialogue Editor
Jesse Geboy
Special Thanks To
John Graham
Camera Assistant
Mike Gregoire
Assistant Camera Operator
Faith Griffin
Set Costumer
Ricky Guardino
Production Assistant
D K Hadley
Screenplay
Greg Hall
Photography
Matt Hawkins
Grip
Monte Hellman
Special Thanks To
Richard E Hoag Jr.
Production Assistant
Ben Holder
Other
Jody Hutchins
Grip
Courtney Jackson
Property Master
Elizabeth Jackson
Craft Service
Gita Jamshidi
Special Thanks To
Goly Jamshidi
Special Thanks To
Courtney Jones
Key Grip
Sanjay Kaboor
Camera Assistant
Kurt A Kassulke
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Melissa Kinnicutt
Assistant Director
Christopher Klonecke
Grip
Michael S. Kreple
Adr
Richard Lamphiear
Best Boy
Gregory C Landerer
Pyrotechnics
Aaron Landman
Grip
Chris Lehman
Assistant
Cullen Lockwood
Camera Assistant
James W Machowski
Sound Mixer
Carlos Macias
Grip
Jim Makiej
Editor
Mike Mars
Special Thanks To
Joe L Mcgill
Boom Operator
Matt Mcguire
Production Assistant
Russell Mcmillan
Location Manager
Bernie Meisinger
Theme Lyrics
Amos Menjivar
Grip
Omar Menjivar
Grip
Of Sound Mind
Editor
Brien Monahan
Foley Recordist
Joe P Moreno
Driver
Lary Moten
Special Thanks To
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
James O'malley
Unit Production Manager
Janie Marie Oliver
Facilities Supervisor
Tony Olivieri
Camera Assistant
Emjay Olson
Makeup Assistant
Emjay Olson
Hair Assistant
Dimitrios Papagiannis
Assistant Editor
Wendy Peldon
Other
Amanda Pelisek
Wardrobe Assistant
Akemi Phillips
Office Assistant
Laurie Ann Post
Line Producer
Raly Radouloff
Assistant Director
Ellen Raskin
Source Material (From Novel)
Paul Ratajczak
Sound Supervisor
Paul Ratajczak
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Randy Raymond
Special Thanks To
David M Reese
Dolly Grip
Chuck Regner
Assistant Editor
Susan Reiner
Makeup Artist
Erik Arne Reponen
Camera
Young G Richard
Technical Advisor
Renee Sabath
Assistant Editor
Ruthie Sakheim
Assistant Editor
Ben Schneider
Assistant Director
Robert Schultz
Special Thanks To
Joe Setele
Assistant Camera Operator
Douglas A Shutte
Grip
Megan M Sinclair
Camera Assistant
Chris Smernes
Script Supervisor
Bernie Smith
Camera Assistant
Paula Smith
Assistant Director
Odette Springer
Music Arranger
Jeff F Statz
Swing Gang
Dave Stuckey
Song
Vladimir Tamayo
Grip
Steve Thenell
Apprentice
Steve Thenell
Production Assistant
Kurt Thum
Music Editor
Cesar Toledo
Grip
Ronald Vidor
Steadicam Operator
Catherine Wagner
Costume Designer
Eric Anthony Warren
Grip
Fritz Weber
Grip
Darcy Wennes
Swing Gang
Michael Whitecar
Production Assistant
Kerri Wilson
Adr Editor
Chuck Winston
Color Timer
Andy C Wu
Grip
Greg Yacoubian
Other
Tamar Yacov
Production Coordinator
Tamar Yacov
Assistant Production Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
Westing Game
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
1997
Location
Glendale, California, USA; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States on Video September 8, 1998
Aired in United States September 14, 1997
Based on the Newbery Award-Winning children's best-seller.
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