The Butcher's Wife


1h 47m 1991

Brief Synopsis

A butcher living in New York City marries a country girl who is a clairvoyant. When her powers are discovered, they have a profound effect on the people in their neighborhood.

Film Details

Also Known As
Butcher's Wife, Slaktarens fru
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Bald Head Island, North Carolina, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

Synopsis

A butcher living in New York City marries a country girl who is a clairvoyant. When her powers are discovered, they have a profound effect on the people in their neighborhood.

Crew

Carl Aldana

Other

William Allison

Transportation Coordinator

Mike Anderson

Grip

Audie Aragon

Dolly Grip

Lil Armstrong

Song

Peter Asher

Song

Richard Baratta

Location Manager

Gregory J Barnett

Stunt Coordinator

Bob Baron

Adr Mixer

James Bayliss

Set Designer

Mannix Bennett

Matte Painter

Pamela Bentkowski

Foley Editor

Cliff Bergman

Props

Irving Berlin

Song

Paul Bode

Production Assistant

Laura Lee Bong

Apprentice

Len Borggrebe

Props

Bob Bornstein

Music

Timothy M. Bourne

Unit Production Manager

Tristan Bourne

Production Assistant

Steve Boyum

Stunts

Frank L Brown

Assistant Property Master

Ron Brown

Driver

Dave Bryden

Color Timer

Caroline Buckley

Song

Ronald J. Burke

Grip

Diane Burstein

Production Assistant

Kevin R. Buxbaum

Accounting Assistant

Cameron Calder

Driver

Bret Caldwell

Set Decorator

John C Cales

Props

Donn Cambern

Editor

Joe Cardoza

Electrician

Pamela Carter

Location Manager

Al Cerullo

Helicopter Pilot

Ray Charles

Song Performer

Jeanne Chrizanowski

Assistant Production Coordinator

Chuck Clark

Other

Gary A. Clark

Other

Gary Clause

Props

Cynthia J Cohen

Accountant

Ken Collins

Assistant Director

Nancy Cone

Costumes

Daneen Conroy

Assistant

Anne Couk

Assistant Sound Editor

Daniel L Cox

Props

Gregroy J Curda

Foley Mixer

Randy Cushman

Props

Minerva Deguzman

Props

Carmen Del Nostro

Driver

E Carey Dietrich

Assistant Director

Shane Dixon

Stunts

David Draves

Stunts

David Dresher

Assistant Editor

Ken Dufva

Foley Artist

Syd Dutton

Visual Effects

Thom Ehle

Consultant

Juno J. Ellis

Adr Editor

John Espinoza

Other

Jeff Etcher

Apprentice

Roy Farfel

Stunts

Rick Feder

Assistant Director

David Fein

Foley Artist

Bob Fiore

Electrician

Alison Fisher

Sound Editor

Ken Fisher

Steadicam Operator

Bill Fobert

Props

Julia Fordham

Song Performer

Carl Fortina

Music Contractor

Marc Fossett

Song Performer

Michal Fraley

Choreographer

John Fundus

Boom Operator

Doug Gagan

Props

Bruce Gfeller

Construction Coordinator

Todd Gfeller

Props

Howell Gibbens

Sound Editor

Marcy Stoeven Gibbens

Assistant Sound Editor

Thomas E Gibson

Other

Earl Gilbert

Lighting Technician

Steve Gilbert

Electrician

Brian C Glover

Photography

Lewis Goldman

Photography

Michael Gore

Music

Allan Graf

Stunts

Porter Grainger

Song

Stephanie Grappell

Song Performer

Lil Green

Song

Rhio Haessig

Lighting

Cecelia Hall

Sound Editor

Barbara Harris

Voice Casting

Chuck Hatcher

Grip

John Hateley

Stunts

Sally Herbert

Song

Cress Horne

Helicopter Pilot

Frank Howard

Sound Editor

Charles Martin Inouye

Music Editor

Kenji Inouye

Grip

Joseph A Ippolito

Sound Editor

Jeffrey Jenkins

Other

James Jensen

Props

Ken Jensen

Props

Elisabeth Jereski

Assistant

Linda Johnson

Other

Martha Johnston

Set Designer

Trevor Jolly

Sound Editor

Ken Kammerer

Property Master

Jim Kasper

Caterer

Constance A Kazmer

Sound Editor

David P Kelsey

Special Effects Supervisor

Ken Kidman

Props

Michael Kohan

Props Assistant

Adam Kowalski

Production Assistant

Ken Kushnick

Music

Lynn Ledgerwood

Other

Diana Leszczynski

Assistant

Gail Levin

Casting

Stephen Lim

Unit Production Manager

Bob Limon

Driver

Ezra Litwak

Screenplay

Lauren Lloyd

Producer

Scott E. Logie

Caterer

Carol Lombard

Music Arranger

Rosemary Lombard

Production Coordinator

Frank Lopez

Props

C J Maguire

Property Master

Dennis Maitland

Other

Dennis Maitland

Sound Mixer

Dave Margolin

Other

Dave Margolin

Art Department

Elliot Marks

Photography

Hudson B Marquez

Sound

Patrick Marrone

Other

Fumi Mashimo

Production Assistant

Steve Maslow

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dawna Matheson

Props

William J. Mccance

Transportation Captain

Cathy Mccart

Other

Kevin Mccarthy

Set Decorator

Carla Meyer

Dialect Coach

Rhona Meyers

Set Costumer

Brian D Mills

Grip

Bob Miyamoto

Grip

Theresa Repola Mohammed

Negative Cutting

Kenneth Mullins

Other

Suzanne Myers

Production Assistant

Wallis Nicita

Producer

Wes Norby

Props

Chris Norr

Photography

Bob O'brien

Sound Editor

Paul O'bryan

Apprentice

Peter Olexiewicz

Foreman

John E Oliver

Song

John E Oliver

Music

Marco Antonio Orozco

Production Assistant

Ramon Pahoyo

Craft Service

Maria Paparetros

Consultant

Earl Parker

Props

Nate Parks

Driver

David Passick

Music

Richard Patrick

Assistant Director

Todd Pflug

Driver

John Pierce

Driver

Martha Pinson

Script Supervisor

Dean Pitchford

Song

David Pontecorvo

Other

Bonnie Prendergast

Script Supervisor

Louis Prima

Song

Bob Ramsey

Lighting

K G Ramsey

Hair Stylist

Don Raye

Song

Shannon Leigh Rayle

Assistant Production Coordinator

Don Remacle

Set Decorator

Gary Ritchie

Other

Everett Robbins

Song

Arthur Rochester

Sound Mixer

Millius Romyn

Props

R.a. Rondell

Stunts

Ron Rosegard

Props

Charles Rosen

Production Designer

Robert Rosen

Production Assistant

Richard E Ross

Other

Greg P. Russell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tony Dale Russo

Props

Gail Ryan

Hair Stylist

Robert Ryan

Makeup Artist

Peter H. Saisselin

Accounting Assistant

Lazar Samarzich

Other

Robert Samarzich

Other

Christina Sanchez

Production Associate

Eric H Sandberg

Costume Supervisor

Mark Sawicki

Photography

Jeffrey Schlatter

Construction Coordinator

Arne L Schmidt

Executive Producer

Paul Schrauwers

Other

Ron Schroeder

Other

Doug Schulman

Boom Operator

Gaylin Schultz

Grip

Debbie Schwab

Production Coordinator

Marjorie Schwartz

Screenplay

Robert T Scott

Dga Trainee

Film Details

Also Known As
Butcher's Wife, Slaktarens fru
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Bald Head Island, North Carolina, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall October 25, 1991

Released in United States on Video May 13, 1992

The original director, Yurek Bogayevicz, left due to creative differences.

Began shooting October 8, 1990.

Completed shooting December 18, 1990.

Meg Ryan was once attached to the project.

Released in United States on Video May 13, 1992

Released in United States Fall October 25, 1991