Mr. Jones (1993)

Director:

Mike Figgis

Writers (WGA):

Eric Roth (story)
Eric Roth (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

8 October 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Everything That Makes Him Dangerous Makes Her Love Him More

Plot:

The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr Jones, and the female doctor who...

Plot Keywords:

Bipolar Disorder | Orchestra | Psychiatrist Patient Relationship | Piano | Manic Depression

Cast

Richard Gere	...	Mr. Jones
Lena Olin	...	Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen
Anne Bancroft	...	Dr. Catherine Holland
Tom Irwin	...	Dr. Patrick Shaye
Delroy Lindo	...	Howard
Bruce Altman	...	David
Lauren Tom	...	Amanda Chang
Lisa Malkiewicz	...	Susan
Thomas Kopache	...	Mr. Wilson
Peter Jurasik	...	Dr. Rosen
León Singer	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Judge Harris
Edward Padilla	...	Bellboy
Baha Jackson	...	Devon, Howard's Son
Epatha Harris	...	Peyton, Howard's Daughter
Anne Lange	...	Therapist
Kelli Williams	...	Kelli
Mark Lowenthal	...	Richard
Joyce Guy	...	Nurse
Marjorie Lovett	...	Nurse
Sal Lopez	...	Henry
Scott Thomson	...	Conrad
Bill Moseley	...	Worker
Barry Neikrug	...	Piano Salesman
Thomas Mikal Ford	...	Arnie Altman, Violent Patient
Lela Ivey	...	Lisa
Valente Rodriguez	...	Orderly
Dinah Lenney	...	Registrar
Laura O'Loughlin	...	Young Girl
Marguerite Pini	...	Girlfriend
Peter Vogt	...	Bank Supervisor
Deryn Warren	...	Saleswoman
David Brisbin	...	Mr. Warner
Dana Lee	...	Mr. Chang
Irene Tsu	...	Mrs. Chang
Kathy Kinney	...	Homeless Lady
Annie McEnroe	...	Crying Woman
Maury Efrems	...	Crying Man
Albert Henderson	...	Patient
John Durbin	...	Patient
Roman Cisneros	...	Public Defender
Lucinda Jenney	...	Christine
Donald Barra	...	Orchestra Conductor
Taylor Negron	...	Jeffrey
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cindi Braun	...	Music Student (uncredited)
Adam Karlen	...	Boyfriend (uncredited)
Bill Pullman	...	Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
Bob Sallese	...	Attorney (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Figgis

Writing credits (WGA)
Eric Roth		(story)
Eric Roth		(screenplay) and
Michael Cristofer		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jerry A. Baerwitz	....	executive producer
Richard Gere	....	executive producer
Debra Greenfield	....	producer
Alan Greisman	....	producer

Original Music by
Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by
Juan Ruiz Anchía

Film Editing by
Tom Rolf

Casting by
Carrie Frazier
Shani Ginsberg

Production Design by
Waldemar Kalinowski

Art Direction by
Larry Fulton

Set Decoration by
Florence Fellman

Costume Design by
Rita Ryack

Makeup Department
Laura Connolly	....	hair stylist
Tracey Gray	....	key makeup artist
Tom Lucas	....	makeup artist: Richard Gere
Edward St. George	....	chief hair stylist

Production Management
Jerry A. Baerwitz	....	unit production manager
Greg Lazzaro	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J. Stephen Buck	....	first assistant director
Frank Bueno	....	additional second assistant director
Timothy J. Lonsdale	....	key second assistant director: reshoots
Ruth A. Redfern	....	second assistant director (as Ruthie Redfern)

Art Department
Peter Bankins	....	property master
Gae S. Buckley	....	set designer (as Gae Buckley)
John H. Samson	....	construction coordinator
Jim Slater	....	leadman (as James W. Slater)
Tedi Tate	....	assistant property master
Sheri Watson	....	set decoration buyer
Doug Crawford	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Eugene J. Reed	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jeff Van Gonka	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Fred J. Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Shelley Brown	....	assistant sound editor
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley (as Zane Bruce)
Gene S. Cantamessa	....	sound mixer
Steve Cantamessa	....	boom operator
David B. Cohn	....	supervising adr editor
Clayton Collins	....	sound editor
Terry Honore	....	assistant sound editor
Mark R. La Pointe	....	sound editor (as Mark La Pointe)
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Bob O'Brien	....	sound editor
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley (as Joe Sabella)
Jackson Schwartz	....	foley mixer
B. Tennyson Sebastian II	....	sound re-recording mixer (as B. Tennyson Sebastian)
Michele Sharp	....	supervising sound editor
Stan Siegel	....	sound editor
Lee Strosnider	....	sound mixer
Kevin Wahrman	....	assistant sound editor
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Williams	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Kam Cooney	....	special effects coordinator (as M. Kam Cooney)
Edward Kennedy	....	special effects technician

Stunts
M. James Arnett	....	stunts (as Jim Arnett)
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts (as Jophery Brown)
Gary Combs	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunts
Donna Evans	....	stunts
Glory Fioramonti	....	stunts
Tabby Hanson	....	stunts
Gary Hymes	....	stunt coordinator
Keii Johnston	....	utility stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger
Myke Schwartz	....	stunts
Brian Smrz	....	stunts
Brian J. Williams	....	stunts (as Brian Williams)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis 'Dink' Adams	....	key grip
George Ball	....	rigging gaffer
Anthony Lee Beverly	....	grip (as Anthony Beverly)
Alicia Brauns	....	second assistant camera
Alan Caso	....	steadicam operator
Stuart E. Cropley	....	best boy electric
David Dubois	....	gaffer
Jayma L. Koerner	....	assistant camera
Ernesto Melara	....	steadicam operator
Anastas N. Michos	....	Steadicam operator
Anastas N. Michos	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Richard Mosier	....	steadicam assistant
J. Michael Muro	....	steadicam operator (as James Muro)
Heather Page	....	second assistant camera
Paul Plannette	....	camera loader
Greg Rhineer	....	second assistant camera
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Brian Sullivan	....	first assistant camera
Larissa Supplitt	....	film loader: additional photography
Pernell Youngblood Tyus	....	camera operator (as Pernell Tyus)
Ric Urbauer	....	best boy grip
Dennis K. Wilson	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Jakki Fink	....	casting assistant
Tina Real	....	extras casting: local (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nanrose Buchman	....	men's costume supervisor
Jennifer Lax	....	women's costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Andi Kasen Bergman	....	first assistant editor
Richard Conkling	....	first apprentice editor
Gabriella Cristiani	....	supervising editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Vicki Hiatt	....	first assistant editor
Emma E. Hickox	....	first assistant editor
Melissa Kent	....	assistant editor
B.J. Sears	....	additional editor
Kristina Trirogoff	....	assistant editor
Gina Zappala	....	apprentice editor
Scot Deer	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Dan Carlin Sr.	....	music editor
Patricia Carlin	....	assistant music editor (as Patty Carlin)
Maurice Jarre	....	conductor
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Jeffrey Pollack	....	music consultant
Patrick Russ	....	orchestrator
Timothy R. Sexton	....	executive music producer (as Tim Sexton)

Transportation Department
Chris Basso	....	production van driver/generator operator
Dan Brizendine	....	transportation captain
Bobby Enriquez	....	driver

Other crew
Stanley Brossette	....	unit publicist
Melissa K. Cooper	....	production secretary
Patricia L. DeShields	....	production accountant (as Patsy De Shields)
Jay Gowey	....	location representative: Lakeview Hospital
Richard M. Newkirk	....	stand-in: Richard Gere
Sharron Reynolds	....	script supervisor
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator
Nadia Venesse	....	additional dialect coach: Lena Olin
Karen White	....	location manager
Carey Goldstein	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Rastar Productions

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films AB (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• TriStar Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1993) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Cenex Casting  extras casting
• Cinema Research  opticals (as Cinema Research Corporation)
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)  titles

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Rastar Productions

Trivia:

Richard Gere's character rides a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle in the movie. San Diego Antique Motorcycle Club president Art Bishop lent his Triumph Bonneville to the film makers for a scene at short notice. Eagle-eyed filmgoers may spot that Bishop's bike is a 1977 750cc T140 Triumph Bonneville whilst a 1966 650cc T120 Triumph Bonneville is in scenes shot earlier. Both Triumphs are finished in blue and white.

Goofs:

Continuity: Mr. Jones's walk on the top of the roof at the beginning of the film has him walking South along the ridge. His 'reprise' of that same walk, at the end of the film has him walking East along a ridge. The whole roof line changed completely from earlier in the film. Construction on top of the gable is now not there.

Quotes:

Mr. Jones:Why do only children have flying dreams?

Movie Connections:

References "The Addams Family" (1964)

A wasted life

Fearing the worst, but realizing Mike Figgis had directed it, I decided to take a look at this 1993 picture. Never saw it in its commercial release, as it didn't stay in theaters for a long time.

This is a film about a man who is mentally unbalanced. Who could ever know what goes on in the mind of a person with a problem such as the one that afflicts Mr. Jones, the strange character that seems to be on a permanent high, as he is introduced in the first scenes of the movie.

Individuals such as Mr. Jones, in real life, go from one state of euphoria to periods of great depression. This is a study about a man that is breaking down in front of our eyes and no one has a clue of what to do with him. Eric Roth, the screen writer, seems to be telling us that hospitals such as where Mr. Jones is taken to, can do more harm than good. Evidently medicine given to these patients could well contribute to aggravate their condition.

It's only through the encounter of Jones with the psychiatrist, Dr. Bowen, that he is correctly diagnosed. In treating this man, Libby, ends up falling in love with a person who might never be cured and will live forever in a world of his own, where no one else can enter, or no one can shed any light about what will cure his condition.

Richard Gere's portrayal of Mr. Jones was quite a departure from the roles he chooses to play, usually. He makes this man compelling, as we feel sorry for what's going on in his mind. Lena Olin, is also good as the shrink that understands what's in Jones' mind. Delroy Lindo, makes another great appearance as Howard, the man who befriends the mysterious man and tries to help him. Anne Bancroft as the director of the institution doesn't have much to do.

The film, although a bit long, is never boring. It will keep any viewer interested in what will happen next, as the people suffering this disease go through all the changes caused by what is going on in their minds.