Crimes Of The Heart
Brief Synopsis
Based on Beth Henley's play about Mississippi sisters: fast Meg, nervous Lenny and Babe, out on bail.
Cast & Crew
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Bruce Beresford
Director
Diane Keaton
Lenny Magrath
Jessica Lange
Meg Magrath
Sissy Spacek
Babe Magrath
Sam Shepard
Doc Porter
Tess Harper
Chick Boyle
Film Details
Also Known As
Crímenes del corazón
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Credit Lyonnais Bank Nederland Nv; De Laurentiis Company; Nick Allen; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Segue Music Inc
Distribution Company
DE LAURENTIIS COMPANY/PARAMOUNT PICTURES; 20th Century Fox International; Bskyb; CBS Video; De Laurentiis Company; Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures; Showtime Networks; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Location
Southport, North Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
Based on Beth Henley's play about Mississippi sisters: fast Meg, nervous Lenny and Babe, out on bail.
Director
Bruce Beresford
Director
Cast
Diane Keaton
Lenny Magrath
Jessica Lange
Meg Magrath
Sissy Spacek
Babe Magrath
Sam Shepard
Doc Porter
Tess Harper
Chick Boyle
David Carpenter
Barnette Lloyd
Hurd Hatfield
Old Granddaddy
Beeson Carroll
Zackery Botrelle
Jean Willard
Lucille Botrelle
Tom Mason
Uncle Watson
Gregory Travis
Willie Jay
Annie Mcknight
Annie May Jenkins
Eleanor Eagle
Little Lenny
Jessica Ezzell
Little Meg
Natalie Anderson
Little Babe
Connie Adams
Zackery'S Concubine
Timothy Pope
Leadman
Gregory Eugene Travis
Crew
Ken Adam
Production Designer
Frans J Afman
Financial Consultant
Nick Allen
Cable Operator
Michelle Baker
Production Assistant
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Bruce Bisenz
Sound Mixer
Susan Bluestein
Casting Director
Sandro Bolli
Key Grip
Sandro Bolli
Dolly Grip
Jay Booker
Song
Jay Booker
Song Performer ("Sunday In The South")
William Carruth
Sound Editor
Andy Cohen
Sound Apprentice
Larry Conner
Transportation Captain
Craig Conwell
1st Assistant Editor
Joe D'alessandro
Bestboy
Carlos Delarios
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Georges Delerue
Music
Tommy Dorsett
Assistant Editor
Nora Dunfee
Dialogue Consultant
Tracy Farrington
Property Master
Freddie Fields
Producer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Design
Jack Garsha
Color Timer
Bill Gerber
Co-Producer
Ferdinando Giovannoni
Art Direction
Anne Goursaud
Editor
John B Griffin
Location Manager
Tom Guido
Assistant (To Freddie Fields)
Keith Hamshere
Stills
Don Heitzer
Production Manager
J. Roy Helland
Makeup
J. Roy Helland
Hairstyles
Beth Henley
Play As Source Material ("Crimes Of The Heart")
Beth Henley
Screenwriter
Mildred Hill
Song ("Happy Birthday To You")
Patty Hill
Song ("Happy Birthday To You")
Gary Holland
Boom Operator
Don Huber
Song ("Fallen Angel Flying High")
Mary Lea Johnson
Broadway Stage Producer
Sandra Berke Jordan
Key Costumer
Jack Keller
Song ("Fallen Angel Flying High")
Michael J Kohut
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Francine Lefrak
Broadway Stage Producer
Garrett Lewis
Set Decorator
Sam Loflin
Craft Service
Enrico Lucidi
Camera Operator
David W Macdonald
Construction Leadman
Donna Mack
Production Assistant
Ruby K Manis
Costumer
Debbie Martin
Production Assistant
Kate May
Production Coordinator
Rosemary Mccarty
Location Auditor
Sue Mckibbin
Auditor Assistant
Willie Nelson
Song Performer ("Don'T Fence Me In")
Claire Nichtern
Broadway Stage Producer
Frank Perl
2nd Assistant Camera
Timothy Pope
Set Dresser
Cole Porter
Song ("Don'T Fence Me In")
Anne Rapp
Script Supervisor
Martin Richards
Broadway Stage Producer
Tricia Riordan
Production Assistant
Marsha Robertson
Unit Publicist
Aaron Rochin
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Dann Rogers
Song Performer ("Fallen Angel Flying High")
Dann Rogers
Song
Alvaro Romagnoli
Gaffer
Kay Rose
Sound Editor Supervisor
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunt Coordinator
Arlyne Rothberg
Co-Producer
Leon Russell
Song Performer ("Don'T Fence Me In")
Marco Sacerdoti
1st Assistant Camera
Victoria Rose Sampson
Sound Editor
Jimmy Sandoval
Assistant Editor
Jeffrey Schlatter
Construction Coordinator
Joel Segal
2nd Assistant Director
Katherine Shaw
Assistant (To Bruce Beresford)
Chester A Spier
Props Assistant
Dante Spinotti
Director Of Photography
Richard Stone
Music Editor Supervisor
Rev. David Strong
Rigging Gaffer
Burt Sugarman
Executive Producer
Jim Tomaro
Bestboy Electrician
Kelvin R. Trahan
Makeup Assistant
Kelvin R. Trahan
Hairstyles Assistant
Lucio Trentini
Production Supervisor
Marlies Vallant
Hairstyles Assistant
Marlies Vallant
Makeup Assistant
Lisa Varney
Apprentice Editor
Paul Warschilka
Sound Editor Assistant
Tom Watters
Other
Albert Wolsky
Costume Designer
P K Fields Zimmerman
Associate Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Crímenes del corazón
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Credit Lyonnais Bank Nederland Nv; De Laurentiis Company; Nick Allen; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Segue Music Inc
Distribution Company
DE LAURENTIIS COMPANY/PARAMOUNT PICTURES; 20th Century Fox International; Bskyb; CBS Video; De Laurentiis Company; Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures; Showtime Networks; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Location
Southport, North Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Award Nominations
Best Actress
1986
Sissy Spacek
Best Adapted Screenplay
1986
Best Supporting Actress
1986
Tess Harper
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 12, 1986
Released in United States on Video February 1, 1989
Released in United States December 3, 1986
Began shooting May 5, 1986.
Film is dedicated to the memory of Stan Kamen.
Released in United States Winter December 12, 1986
Released in United States on Video February 1, 1989
Released in United States December 3, 1986 (World premiere in Los Angeles December 3, 1986 to benefit Women's Guild of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.)
