Losing Isaiah
Brief Synopsis
A black crack addict's baby is adopted by a white social worker and her husband. But when the addict cleans up and wants her child back, the adoptive parents fight to keep her.
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director
Christy Lombardi
Brian Friedopfer
Gabriella Santinelli
Shelia-marie Robinson
Joie Lee
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1995
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Synopsis
A black crack addict's baby is adopted by a white social worker and her husband. But when the addict cleans up and wants her child back, the adoptive parents fight to keep her.
Director
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director
Cast
Christy Lombardi
Brian Friedopfer
Gabriella Santinelli
Shelia-marie Robinson
Joie Lee
Valerie Shull
Jacqueline Williams
Deanna Dunagan
Daisy Eagan
Mike Bacarella
Elbert Pagan
Glenda Starr Kelley
Rick Worthy
John Beasley
Crystal Barnes
Mark Isham
Performer
Torrence W Murphy
Joan Kohn
Laura Ceron
Matthew Brennan
Jennifer Crystal
Regina Taylor
Jonathan Rivera
Mike Houlihan
Hector Matos
Greg Hollimon
Stephanie Mullin
Marc John Jefferies
Lataunya Bounds
Paul Jorjorian
James Eichling
Ora Jones
Nicholas Foster
David Strathairn
Jacqueline Brookes
Thomica Laquice Simmons
John Judd
James F Tillett
Kate Tash
Jaqueline Fleming
Christ Tossing
Tamara Rutledge
Daniel Nudelman
Paulette Mcdaniels
Velma Austin
Karen Luehne
Halle Berry
Mike Nussbaum
Sibyl Offutt
Margaret Travolta
Evan Lionel
Joel Prihoda
Lead Person
Jessica Lange
Patrick Clear
Latanya Richardson
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Valeri Ross
Samuel L. Jackson
Denise Aguilar
Jackie Samuel
Rikkia A Smith
Donovan Ian Hunter Mcknight
Cheryl Hamada
Jackie Taylor
Cuba Gooding
Crew
Ulrika Akander
Dialogue Editor
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist
William David Arnold
Art Director
Jacolyn Baker
Location Manager
Bob Baron
Adr Mixer
Art Bartels
Grip
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director Of Photography
Margaret Bedolla
Assistant Production Coordinator
Sam Bertone
Lighting Technician
Patti Beyer
Other
Jim Blanford
Camera Operator
Alphonse Blumenthal
Lighting Technician
Bob Bornstein
Music
Betsy Bottando
Location Manager
Reveta Bowers
Special Thanks To
Mary A Brady
On-Set Dresser
Kimberly Brent
Associate Producer
Christopher Jerome Brown
Production Assistant
Richard Brown
Grip
Dru Anne Carlson
Script Supervisor
Tom Carlson
Music Editor
Kevin E Carpenter
Rerecording
Chris Centrella
Grip
Aleta Chappelle
Casting Director
Gloria Coffey-sharrieff
Set Costumer
Anne Couk
Assistant Sound Editor
Eugene Crededio
Rigging Gaffer
D Kelly Cummins
Assistant Property Master
Gerrit Dangremond
Camera Operator
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Amy Demarte
Camera
Demetra Diamantopoulos
Assistant Location Manager
George Dileonardi
Transportation Coordinator
John Downer
Assistant
Susan Dudek
Sound Editor
Ken Dufva
Foley Artist
Ed England
Construction Coordinator
Tammy Fearing
Assistant Sound Editor
David Fein
Foley Artist
Alison Fisher
Dialogue Editor
Bettiann Fishman
Assistant Director
Christopher Flick
Foley Editor
Fred Folmer
Grip
Naomi Foner
Producer
Naomi Foner
Screenplay
Richard Foreman
Photography
Leigh French
Voice Casting
Will Gatlin
Craft Service
Michael Gershman
Camera Operator
Michael D. Gianneschi
On-Set Dresser
Kevin G Gist
Production Assistant
Mikael Glattes
Photography
Sandra Grand
Casting Associate
Chris Haarhoff
Steadicam Operator
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Rerecording
Terry Haggar
Color Timer
Gary Happ
Foreman
Cydney M Harris
Set Designer
Bonnie C Harrison
Production Assistant
Jay R. Hart
Set Decorator
Allen Hartz
Adr Editor
William E Hedenberg
Camera Operator
Freda Silbowitz Hertz
Special Thanks To
Lun Ye' Hodges
Hair Stylist
Aaron C Holden
On-Set Dresser
Peter A Hollocker
Production Assistant
John Hudecek
Dolly Grip
Charles Martin Inouye
Music Editor
Mark Isham
Music
Darnell Jones
Transportation Co-Captain
Shaunda Grace Jones
Casting Assistant
Susan Kaufmann
Costume Supervisor
Lisa Knudson
Production Auditor
Howard W. Koch Jr.
Producer
Stephen Krause
Music
Robert Krzeminski
Lighting Technician
Ken Kugler
Music
John Kwiatkowski
Sound Effects Editor
Joann Lam
Costumes
Emmanuel Lariviere
Production Assistant
Paul Leblanc
Hair Stylist
Rick Lefevour
Stunt Coordinator
Ted Lichtenfeld
Camera Operator
Paige Litz
Assistant
Anthony J Lullo
Lighting
Elton L Macpherson
Production Auditor
Mary Malin
Costume Designer
Mark Mamalakis
Assistant Location Manager
Seth J Margolis
Source Material (From Novel)
Phil Marshall
Music
Brick Mason
Production
Phd Sharon Mass
Special Thanks To
Timothy J Maxwell
Transportation Captain
Carson E Mayne
On-Set Dresser
Kelli Mccormack
Assistant
Betty F Mcdaniel
Special Thanks To
Charles Mcdonald
Titles
Gail Mcmullen
Assistant
Donald Rio Mcnichols
Special Effects
Carlos Medina
Other
Carol Meikle
Hair Stylist
Leslie Mikol
Production Assistant
Donald E Miller
Grip
Kimberly K Miller
Art Department Coordinator
Peter Miller
Grip
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutting
Stefanie A Moore
Assistant Director
David Morenz
Camera Assistant
Tom Nelson
Sound Mixer
Hope A Nielsen
Camera
William R Nielsen
Photography
William R Nielsen
Camera Assistant
Lisa Olin
Production Associate
Cynthia Oliphant
Production Assistant
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Designer
Margaret J. Orlando
Production Coordinator
Sharon Owyang
Associate Producer
Brian Pawlowski
Production Assistant
Jeffrey Payne
Foley Editor
Karen Peake
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Dorothy Pearl
Makeup Artist
Mark Peltzer
Property Master
Brad Perry
Production Assistant
Walter Piers
Grip
James Pope
Production Assistant
Daniel J Richter
Boom Operator
James Ritchie
Lighting Technician
Carin Rogers
Dialogue Editor
Julie Rogers
Assistant Editor
Harvey Rosenstock
Editor
Maurice Ross
Production Assistant
Greg P. Russell
Rerecording
Ellen Ryba
Assistant
Thomas P Ryba
Special Effects Coordinator
Nicole Schubert
Assistant Editor
Ellen H. Schwartz
Assistant Director
Kim Secrist
Sound Effects Editor
Timothy R Sexton
Music Supervisor
Sherry Sherrell
Research And Content Consultant
Wayne Shorter
Music
Randy Singer
Foley Mixer
Frank Smathers
Sound Effects Editor
Nicholas C Smith
Editing
Ronald G Smith
Production Manager
Sheena A Spearman
Production Assistant
Paul Stanwyck
Other
Michael Alan Stein
Production Assistant
Beth Sterner
Sound Editor
Renee Tondelli
Adr Editor
Robert R Volpe
Other
Andrew B Walzer
Video Assist/Playback
Bill Ward
Assistant Sound Editor
William Ward
Lighting Technician
Suzan Wexler
Set Designer
Timothy W Wilp
Other
Frank Yario
Video
Daryl Ziemke
Other
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1995
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 17, 1995
Released in United States on Video September 19, 1995
Began shooting March 28, 1994.
Completed shooting June 7, 1994.
Released in United States Spring March 17, 1995
Released in United States on Video September 19, 1995
