The Wizard Of Loneliness

1h 50m 1988

Brief Synopsis

A boy who has grown up in the city must adjust to country life with his eccentric grandfather during World War II.

Cast & Crew

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Jenny Bowen

Director

Lukas Haas

Wendall

Lea Thompson

Sybil

Lance Guest

John T

John Randolph

Doc

Dylan Baker

Duffy

Film Details

Also Known As
Wizard of Loneliness
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1988
Production Company
American Playhouse; Gavin Films; Seifert & White; Virgin Vision
Distribution Company
Virgin Vision
Location
Bristol, Vermont, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

A boy who has grown up in the city must adjust to country life with his eccentric grandfather during World War II.

Director

Jenny Bowen

Director

Cast

Lukas Haas

Wendall

Lea Thompson

Sybil

Lance Guest

John T

John Randolph

Doc

Dylan Baker

Duffy

Anne Pitoniak

Cornelia

Jeremiah Warner

Tom

Steven Hendrickson

Fred

Jeffrey Dreisbach

Singing Soldier

Alan Wright

Conductor

Andrea Matheson

Ercel

Betty Miller

Irma

Dorothy Yates

Dot Svenson

Doris Yates

Marie Svenson

Jerome Dempsey

Jim

David Moscow

Jimmy Wiggen

Jason Cook

Monroe

Elizabeth White

Elaine Bergle

Barton Heyman

Hank

Ken Jenkins

Joel Spender

Michael Buhl

Chad Spender

Charles White

Sheriff Flood

Frank T. Wells

Willie Bayle

John Reese

Carl Hatcher

Crew

Chuck Alfred

1st Assistant Director

Douglas Axtell

Sound Mixer

Steven K Barnett

Set Decorator

David Batchhelder

Co-Producer

Jeffrey Beecroft

Production Designer

Susan Beeson

Art Direction

John Benson

Sound Editor Supervisor

Mark Berger

Sound Rerecording Mixer Supervisor

Jenny Bowen

Other

Richard Bowen

Director Of Photography

Wayne Coker

Hairstyles

Michel Colombier

Music

Mary Cooper

Associate Producer

Bryan Curry

2nd Assistant Director

Lisa Day

Editor

Mitch Dubin

Camera Operator

Gary Gillingham

Production Supervisor

Shanley Heffelfinger

Associate Producer

Carol Larkin

Casting (Local)

Nancy Larson

Screenwriter

Buzz Laughlin

Unit Production Manager

Stephanie Maslansky

Costume Designer

Pat Mccorkle

Casting

John Nichols

Source Material (From Novel)

Helen Pollak

Production Manager

Philip Porcella

Producer

Joe Regis

Music Consultant

Allan K Rosen

Music Editor Supervisor

Michelle Ross

Makeup

Thomas Tyson

Producer

Annie Welles

Script Supervisor

Film Details

Also Known As
Wizard of Loneliness
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1988
Production Company
American Playhouse; Gavin Films; Seifert & White; Virgin Vision
Distribution Company
Virgin Vision
Location
Bristol, Vermont, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States February 1989

Released in United States July 22, 1988

Released in United States on Video February 1989

Released in United States September 2, 1988

Released in United States Summer July 22, 1988

Broadcast over PBS on "American Playhouse" February 7, 1990.

Began shooting October 21, 1987.

Shown at Boston Film Festival September 18, 1988.

Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 20, 1988.

Shown at Munich Film Festival June 24-July 2, 1989.

color

Dolby

rtg MPAA PG-13

Released in United States February 1989

Released in United States on Video February 1989

Released in United States July 22, 1988 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States Summer July 22, 1988

Released in United States September 2, 1988 (New York City)

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