Before and After (1996) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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The lives of Carolyn Ryan, a dedicated and respected small-town pediatrician, and her husband, Ben, are thrown into turmoil when their teenaged son, Jacob, disappears suddenly after his girlfriend has been found brutally murdered. Together, Ben and Carolyn struggle desperately to find out what really happened--whether Jacob has done anything wrong, or whether he is in danger himself. All the while, they are terrified of what they might discover. Though the bonds of love in the Ryan home have always been strong, the thought that Jacob might be a murderer, or might be perceived as one, plunges the family into fear and confusion. Forced to confront their conflicting responses to the tragedy, Carolyn and Ben both try to protect their son, but in different ways and for different reasons. And, from this point forward, neither can ever be certain if they are making the right choices or if their efforts to save their child will help him or cause him further harm.

Cast & Crew

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Barbet Schroeder

Meryl Streep

Liam Neeson

Edward Furlong

Alfred Molina

Julia Weldon

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Thriller

Release Date

1996

Production Company

Abbey Road Studios; C5, Inc.; Caravan Pictures; City of Pittsfield; City of Springfield; Framestore Cfc; Gala Catering, Inc.; Hollywood Pictures; Massachusetts Film Office; Match Cut Inc; New York State Governor'S Office For Motion Picture & Tv Development; Pacific Title & Art Studio; R/Greenberg Associates; Runway, Inc.; Sound One; Speakeasy; Todd-Ao

Distribution Company

Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Buena Vista International; Lauren Films; Les Films Du Losange; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Location

Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 47m

Synopsis

The lives of Carolyn Ryan, a dedicated and respected small-town pediatrician, and her husband, Ben, are thrown into turmoil when their teenaged son, Jacob, disappears suddenly after his girlfriend has been found brutally murdered. Together, Ben and Carolyn struggle desperately to find out what really happened--whether Jacob has done anything wrong, or whether he is in danger himself. All the while, they are terrified of what they might discover. Though the bonds of love in the Ryan home have always been strong, the thought that Jacob might be a murderer, or might be perceived as one, plunges the family into fear and confusion. Forced to confront their conflicting responses to the tragedy, Carolyn and Ben both try to protect their son, but in different ways and for different reasons. And, from this point forward, neither can ever be certain if they are making the right choices or if their efforts to save their child will help him or cause him further harm.

Director

Barbet Schroeder

Cast

Meryl Streep

Liam Neeson

Edward Furlong

Alfred Molina

Julia Weldon

Daniel Von Bargen

John Heard

Ann Magnuson

Alison Folland

Martha Taverner

Kaiulani Lee

Marian Raynor--Prosecutor

Larry Pine

Dr Tom Mcanally

Ellen Lancaster

Panos' Assistant

Wesley Addy

Oliver Graney

Bernadette Quigley

Pamela Blair

Dr Ryan'S Assistant

John Wylie

Dr Trygve Hanson

John Deyle

Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh

Young Policeman

John Webber

Jay Potter

Sharon Ullrick

Robert Westenberg

Journalist No 1

Susan Pratt

Journalist No 2

David C Weinman

Crew

G. A. Aguilar

Gina R. Alfano

Dialogue Editor

Jeffrey Amaral

Jeff Armajian

David E Baron

2nd Assistant Camera

Michael Barry

Re-Recording Mixer

Sam Bender

Construction Electrician

Mimi Bensinger

Laura Berning

Peter Betulia

2nd Construction Grip

Crocus Bever

Art Department Coordinator

Roger Birnbaum

Executive Producer

Jean Black

Key Makeup Artist

Richard L Blackwell

Stunt Coordinator

Ron Bochar

Supervising Sound Editor

Jim Bridges

Still Photographer

Chris Brigham

Unit Production Manager

Chris Brigham

Henry Bronchtein

1st Assistant Director

Garrett Brown

Steadicam Operator

Ken Brown

Production Assistant

Rosellen Brown

Source Material (From Novel)

Jimmy Callahan

Antonia Calzetti

Julie Carr

2nd Assistant Editor

Kam Chan

Victoria Clay

Assistant (To Barbet Schroeder & Susan Hoffman)

Doug Coleman

Stunt Coordinator

Marco Constanza

Blaise Corrigan

Ned Corrigan

Douglas Crosby

Robert Dawson

Dawn Day

Orchestra Manager

Michael Decasper

2nd Assistant Director

Mike Delaney

Deirdre Detappan

Assistant (To Ned Dowd (Caravan Pictures))

Bobby Dolan Jr.

Nick Dolan

Production Assistant

Thomas Doran

Ned Dowd

Head Of Production (Caravan Pictures)

Danny Downey

Denise Drago

Assistant Accountant

Kate Edwards

Meryl Streep'S Costumer

Patricia Eiben

Costume Supervisor

Steven Eliopoulos

Kevin P. Faherty

Costume Supervisor

Roy Farfel

Dan Evans Farkas

Assistant Sound Editor

Howard Feuer

Ray Fisher

Jimmy Flynn

Transportation Coordinator

Erin Folsey

Assistant Costume Designer

John Ford

Assistant Property Master

Vic Fraser

Music Preparation

Sue Gandy

Assistant Costume Designer

Julia Gardner-patsos

Julia Gardner-patsos

Mark Ginsberg

Jonathan Glickman

Associate Producer

George Gonneau

David Graves

Buzz Gray

Michael Green

1st Assistant Camera

Robert Griffon

Property Master

Daniel K Grosso

Lori Guidroz

Key Hair Stylist

Denise Gurkas

Andres Heinz

Production Assistant

J. Roy Helland

Meryl Streep'S Hair & Makeup

Don J Hewitt

Petr Hlinomaz

Best Boy Electric

Susan Hoffman

Trish Hofmann

Assistant Location Manager

Tim Hogan

Joel Holland

Jerome F. Holway

Steadicam Operator

Dylan Hopkins

Production Assistant

Scott Hornbacher

Location Manager

Ray Iannicelli

Sondra James

Nils Johnson

Nils Johnson

Larry Kaplan

Larry Kaplan

Billy Karedes

Alfred Karl

Saffron Kenny

Line Producer (R/Greenberg Associates)

Frank Kern

Greg Kimble

Steve Kirshoff

Special Effects Coordinator

David Knox

Steadicam Operator

Keri Kravitz

Post Production Auditor

John Kurlander

Music Scoring Mixer

Candy Langan

Assistant (To Meryl Street)

Jessica Lanier

Assistant Set Decorator

Diana Latham

Assistant Production Coordinator

Joann M Laub

Post-Production Supervisor

Amy Lauritsen

Second 2nd Assistant Director

Marty Levenstein

Karen Longwell

Lori A. Lopes

Assistant Accountant

David Lowry

Robert Dale Marrocco

Etienne Martine

Stuart Mcara

Additional Compositing (The Computer Film Company)

Steve Mccullaugh

Animal Wrangler

Michael Mcdonald

John Mcdonnell

3rd Property Master

Kathy Mcgill

Production Controller

John D. Milinac

Special Effects Coordinator

Preston Miller

Production Assistant

Todd Milner

Assistant Sound Editor

Kathryn Mindala

1st Assistant Accountant

Dick Mingalone

Camera Operator

Tim Monich

Richard Nelson

Tom Nelson

Billy O'brian

Transportation Captain

Jeremy Oswald

Production Assistant

James Owens

Production Assistant

Eliza Paley

Dialogue Editor

John Panuccio

Tanoa Parks

2nd Accounting Assistant

Lee Percy

Suzana Peric

Supervising Music Editor

Carolyn Pickman

Maggie Pierson

Assistant (To Meryl Streep)

Denise Pinckley

Production Supervisor

Macall Polay

Payroll Accountant

Thomas Prate

Bruce Pross

Pat Rand

Post-Production Manager (Caravan Pictures)

Nic Ratner

Assistant Music Editor

Gretchen Rau

Nicholas Renbeck

Assistant Sound Editor

Jon Ringbom

Master Scenic Artist

Stuart Robertson

Visual Effects Supervisor (R/Greenberg Associates)

Darcy Robinson

Terri Rocheleau

Cornelia Rogan

Script Supervisor

Daniel Rosenblum

Ann Roth

Costume Designer

Joe Roth

Executive Producer

Lisa M Rowe

Production Assistant

Holly Rymon

Kelly Safrit-jones

Assistant (To Liam Neeson)

Steven A. Saklad

Raymond Samitz

Construction Coordinator

Barbet Schroeder

Craig Sechler

Howard Shore

Music Composer And Conductor; Music Orchestrator

Carl J Sprague

Assistant Art Director

Cheryl Steets

Donna Stern

1st Assistant Editor

Terry Stigers

Production Assistant

Rose Stockton

Ted Tally

Cindy Taylor

Marlena Thomas

Assistant (To Roger Birnbaum (Caravan Pictures))

Bill Timoney

Bob Tompkins

Luciano Tovoli

Director Of Photography

Meredith Tucker

Casting Assistant

Jim Vickers

Steve Visscher

Chris Vogt

Robert Vogt

Deborah Wallach

Paul Wardwell

Key Construction Grip

Deborah Watkins

Bonnie Wells-hlimomaz

Assistant (To Liam Neeson)

Paul Willimson

Bruce Winant

Stuart Wurtzel

Production Designer

Janet Yale

Additional Compositing (The Computer Film Company)

Todd Zongker

1st Assistant Lightworks Editor

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Thriller

Release Date

1996

Production Company

Abbey Road Studios; C5, Inc.; Caravan Pictures; City of Pittsfield; City of Springfield; Framestore Cfc; Gala Catering, Inc.; Hollywood Pictures; Massachusetts Film Office; Match Cut Inc; New York State Governor'S Office For Motion Picture & Tv Development; Pacific Title & Art Studio; R/Greenberg Associates; Runway, Inc.; Sound One; Speakeasy; Todd-Ao

Distribution Company

Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Buena Vista International; Lauren Films; Les Films Du Losange; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Location

Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 47m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video September 24, 1996

Released in United States Winter February 23, 1996

Began shooting February 22, 1995.

Completed shooting May 5, 1995.

Released in United States Winter February 23, 1996

Released in United States on Video September 24, 1996

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