The Big Easy
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Jim Mcbride
Director
Dennis Quaid
Remy Mcswain
Ellen Barkin
Anne Osborne
Ned Beatty
Jack Kellom
John Goodman
Andre Desoto
Ebbe Roe Smith
Editor Dodge
Film Details
Also Known As
Big Easy, Big Easy - Brottsplats New Orleans
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Douglas Axtell; Joel Shryack; Kings Road Entertainment; Louisiana Office Of Entertainment Industry Development, Film Division; Panavision, Ltd.; Segue Music Inc
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; HBO Home Video; Iberoamericana; Itc Entertainment Group; Kings Road Entertainment; Recorded Releasing Company; Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 41m
Synopsis
Director
Jim Mcbride
Director
Cast
Dennis Quaid
Remy Mcswain
Ellen Barkin
Anne Osborne
Ned Beatty
Jack Kellom
John Goodman
Andre Desoto
Ebbe Roe Smith
Editor Dodge
Lisa Jane Persky
Mccabe
Charles Ludlam
Lamar Parmental
Tom O'brien
Bobby Mcswain
Grace Zabriskie
Mama Mcswain
Marc Lawrence
Vinnie "The Cannon" Dimoti
Solomon Burke
Daddie Mention
Gailard Sartain
Chef Paul
Jim Chimento
Freddie Angelo
Edward St Pe
Patrolman
Robert Lesser
"Silky" Foster
Cheryl Starbuck
Hostess
Margie O'dair
Mugging Victim
Arden Lo
1st Mugger
Rickey Pierre
2nd Mugger
Nick Krieger
Man In Car
Gary Anthony Sturgis
Byron Nora
2nd Car Vandal
Archie Sampier
1st Forensic
Jeff Hollis
Sergeant Duvivier
Joy N. Houck Sr.
Sergeant Guerra
Steve Broussard
Dewey Piersall
Eliott Keener
George Joel
August Krinke
1st Internal Affairs Cop
John Schluter
2nd Internal Affairs Cop
Zephirin Hymel
3rd Internal Affairs Cop
Jack Harris
Waiter
George Dureau
Maitre D'
Patrick Frederio
1st Young Lawyer
Lane Trippe
2nd Young Lawyer
Nik Hagler
Hugh Dowling
Don Lutenbacher
Bailiff
Carol Sutton
Judge
Peter Gabb
Magnet Salesman
Judge Jim Garrison
Judge Jim Garrison
David Petitjean
Buddy Quaid
Justin
Dennis Curren
Cousin Terry
Rico Wheat
Rodney
Robert Kearney
Desk Sergeant
Joseph Catalanotto
Garage Dispatcher
Brad Einhorn
Leadman
Crew
Nathan Abshire
Song ("Pine Grove Blues")
Peter Afterman
Music Supervisor
Charlotte Alison
Production Assistant
Enid Arias
Hairstyles
Roger Armstrong
Unit Publicist
Tim Arnoult
Swing Gang
Edwin C Atkins
Location Manager
Douglas Axtell
Cable Operator
Dewey Balfa
Song ("Valse De Balfa")
Dewey Balfa
Song Performer ("Valse De Balfa" "Pine Grove Blues" "You Used To Call Me")
Jack Baran
Associate Producer
Jim Barth
Construction Foreman
Robert Bass
Electrician
Alfonso Beato
Director Of Photography
Alfonso Beato
Dp/Cinematographer
John Beauvais
Other
Fran Beirs
Other
Beth Bergeron
Sound Editor
George Berndt
Sound Editor
Gary Bourgeois
Dialogue Mixer
Benita Brazier
Script Supervisor
C Breaux
Song ("Buck'S Nouvelle Jole Blon")
John C Broderick
Unit Production Manager
Neil Brody
Music Mixer
Jophery Brown
Stunts
Kendra E Bruno
Assistance (President-Dixie Brewing Company)
Sal Camacho
2nd Assistant Camera
Chris Carpenter
Sound Effects Mixer
Phillip V Caruso
Stills
Richard Castleman
Assistance (Movie Coordinator)
Paul Chadwick
Storyboard Artist
Clifton Chenier
Song ("You Used To Call Me")
Virginia A Cook
Sound Editor
Dennis Curren
Location Consultant
Diamond G Davis
Song ("Tell It Like It Is")
Rudy Dillon
Costumer
Dody Dorn
Sound Editor
Michael Doucet
Song ("Zydeco Gris Gris")
Phil Downey
Color Timer
Dennis Drummond
Sound Editor
Daniel Dugan
2nd Assistant Director
S Dural
Song Arranger ("Buck'S Nouvelle Jole Blon")
Marlo Dwyer
Casting (Louisiana)
Kymberly Edwards
Production Accountant Assistant
Mort Engelberg
Executive Producer
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunt Coordinator
Brad Fiedel
Music
Lisa Fischer
Set Decorator
Francine Flemming
Costumer Assistant
Douglas Fox
Property Master
Linda Franklin
Stunts
Darrell J Frey
Assistant (To Dennis Quaid)
Stephen J Friedman
Producer
Ann Frisbee
Post-Production Supervisor
Robert "rock" Galotti
Property Master Assistant
Charles Gandolfo
Assistance (Curator)
Tina Garmaise
Property Master Assistant
Jaffrey Gatto
Craft Service
Claude Geter
Song Arranger ("Saviour, Pass Me Not")
Joan Giammarco
Sound Editor
Tina Girouard
Choreography
Mia Goldman
Editor
Robert Grieve
Sound Editor
Tim Guyer
Title Design
Melis Gyorgy
Song Performer ("Manon Lescaut")
Edwin Hampton
Marching Band Director (St Augustine'S Marching Hundred)
Ted Hauser
1st Assistant Camera
Barbara Hawkins
Song ("Iko Iko")
Rosa Hawkins
Song ("Iko Iko")
Patricia Head Jd
Technical Advisor
Ken Heeley-ray
Sound Editor
Marlo Hellerstein
Transportation Captain
Wilt Henderson
Assistant Editor
Danella Hero
Accounting Assistant
John Hoeren
1st Assistant Editor
Jack Hooper
Negative Cutter
Joan Johnson
Song ("Iko Iko")
Robert Johnston
Location Manager Assistant
Joe Jones
Song ("Iko Iko")
Marilyn Jones
Song ("Iko Iko")
Sharon Jones
Song ("Iko Iko")
Inspector John Kane S.f.p.d.
Production Assistant
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Jono Kouzouyan
Gaffer
Gregory C Landerer
Special Effects Coordinator
Dickie Landry
Assistance
Rick Landry
Location Paymaster
Walt Larue
Stunts
Julius Leflore
Stunts
Bela Lehoczky
Grip
Michael Levine
Camera Operator
Kool Lusby
Production Coordinator
Ian Lynch
2nd Assistant Camera
Patricia Madiedo
Other
David Marder
Transportation Coordinator
Tara Martin
Production Assistant
Patrick Mcguire
Swing Gang
Marcus Mcwaters
Production Assistant
Petrushka Mierzwa
Boom Operator
Elizabeth Miller
Standin
Ernest Morial
Assistance (New Orleans Mayor)
Dan Munson
Stunts
John Murray
Sound Editor Assistant
Judy K Nelson
Swing Gang
Robert A Nelson
Grip
Aaron Neville
Song Performer ("Tell It Like It Is")
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Designer
F Stanley Pearse Jr.
Assistant (To Ellen Barkin)
Daniel Petrie
Screenwriter
John Pierce
Electrician
Charles Plauche
Standin
David C. Potter
Set Dresser
Giacomo Puccini
Music ("Manon Lescaut")
Julie Purcell
Makeup
Will Purcell
Special Effects Coordinator
Dennis Quaid
Song Performer ("Closer To You" "You Used To Call Me")
Dennis Quaid
Song ("Closer To You")
Chip Radaelli
Construction Coordinator
Detective Michael J Rice
Technical Advisor
Zachary Richard
Song Arranger ("Colinda")
Zachary Richard
Song Performer
Dion Richardson
Swing Gang
Christy Richmond
Assistant Editor
Henry Rob
Song ("Tipitina")
David Rubin
Casting Director
Mildred Schluter
Other
Joanne Schmidt
Editorial Assistant
Michael Schroeder
1st Assistant Director
Phil Seifert
Assistance (Louisiana State Film Commission Director)
Alexander Sens
Transportation Captain (New Orleans)
Joel Shryack
Cable Operator
Terrance Simien
Song Performer ("For Your Love I Would Pay Any Price")
Terrance Simien
Music ("Closer To You")
Terrance Simien
Songs ("For Your Love I Would Pay Any Price" "Oh, Yeh, Yai" "My Good Friend Is Gone")
Jonathan Smart
Production Assistant
Huey Piano Smith
Song
Huey Piano Smith
Song Performer ("Don'T You Just Know It" "Fore Day In The Morning")
Michael L Smith
Electrician
Michael Smith
Assistance
Elliott Snellings
Assistance
Wayne Softley
Craft Service
Susan Spaid
Makeup Assistant
Susan Spaid
Hairstyles Assistant
Cheryl Starbuck
Production Assistant
Richard Stone
Music Editor Supervisor
Tony Tagliere
Associate Producer
Keith A Talley
Grip
Allen E Taylor
Production Accountant
Jessie Thomas
Song ("Iko Iko")
Carl Thompson
Transportation Co-Captain
Tracy Tynan
Costume Designer
Mark F. Ulano
Sound Recording Mixer
Mike Uva
Bestboy
Buddy Van Horn
Stunts
Andrew Varela
Production Placement
John Vitale
Stunts
Grady Walker
Stunts
Greg Walker
Stunts
Rock Walker
Stunts
Richard Wester
Production Assistant
Linda Whittlesey
Sound Editor
Bradley Wood
Grip
Doug Wood
Key Grip
Juan Woodfork
Assistance (Chief Of Police-New Orleans)
Nicholas Woodring
Electrician
Jack Yanekian
Bestboy
Film Details
Also Known As
Big Easy, Big Easy - Brottsplats New Orleans
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Douglas Axtell; Joel Shryack; Kings Road Entertainment; Louisiana Office Of Entertainment Industry Development, Film Division; Panavision, Ltd.; Segue Music Inc
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; HBO Home Video; Iberoamericana; Itc Entertainment Group; Kings Road Entertainment; Recorded Releasing Company; Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 41m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States November 27, 1986
Released in United States on Video February 1988
Released in United States Summer August 21, 1987
Shown at Rio de Janeiro Film Festival November 27, 1986.
Began shooting November 11, 1985.
Released in United States on Video February 1988
Released in United States Summer August 21, 1987
Released in United States November 27, 1986 (Shown at Rio de Janeiro Film Festival November 27, 1986.)
